It was revealed that Eun-hae Lee (31), who was indicted for the 'valley murder' case, traveled to Busan and other places with her best friend, a middle school classmate, three times while on the run for four months.



At the 4th trial of two escape helpers, including A (32, male), held today (8th) at the hearing of Judge Oh Han-seung, who is the 15th independent criminal of the Incheon District Court, B (31, female), an acquaintance of Mr. attended.



In the courtroom, Mr. B introduced himself, saying, "Mr. Lee and Ms. Lee are middle school classmates and best friends." He said, "(Escape helper) A is also a friend I've known since I was a teenager."



He and his accomplice Jo Hyun-soo (30) have visited both officetels used as hiding places during their escape.



Mr. B answered "Yes" to the prosecutor's question, "I got a phone call from Mr. Lee on the morning of December 14 last year (before the second investigation by the prosecution)," and "The fact that Mr. When asked if it was true, he admitted, "Yes."



B also met Lee and Cho four times from the time Lee and Cho escaped in December of last year until their arrest in April of this year, and three of them were found to have traveled together outside Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, the hiding place.



He said that he met Mr. Lee and Mr. Cho in the Ilsan area on January 29 and ate meat together and slept in their hideout, an officetel.





Mr. B also met Mr. Lee and Mr. Cho in the Jongno area of ​​Seoul without Mr. A's knowledge on February 12-13, ate meat and stayed at the hotel together.



In court, he stated, "After staying at a hotel in Seoul, I went back to Ilsan and told him to break up, so we ate ramen and broke up."



He added, "When we met before, Mr. Lee said, 'I am making money with Mr. A,' so I thought I would have some money."



Mr. Lee and Mr. Cho met Mr. B in Busan on the 19th and 21st of the same month and traveled to famous tourist destinations, then used the jjimjilbang in the department store. I also traveled for 2 days and 1 night at a pension in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do.



Mr. B said, "Since Mr. Lee was publicly wanted, he continued to talk about the extreme choice and comforted him (at the pension) because he was having a hard time. I said 'I will,'" he said.



When the prosecutor asked, "Did you tell the truth while knowing that Mr. Lee, who maintains a very high trust relationship, could be subject to criminal punishment?" Mr. B answered, "Yes."



Lee was arrested and charged with the murder of Mo Yoon (39 years old at the time of death) in Yongso Valley, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do on June 30, 2019, around 8:24 pm on June 30, 2019, along with her ex-boyfriend, Jo.



They were arrested by the police at an officetel near Samsong Station in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do in April, four months after they hid before the second investigation by the prosecution on December 14 of last year.



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