Lee Ki-young (31), who claimed to have dumped the body of his cohabitant by the riverside, changed his statement to say, "I buried the body in the ground" the day before the prosecution's transfer.
Gyeonggi Ilsan Eastern Police Station is conducting a search operation in the area around Gongneungcheon Stream in Paju, which is presumed to be the burial site, as Lee's statement has changed in the afternoon of today (3rd).
It is said that the point Lee pointed out as a burial site is not far from the existing search area.
Police personnel and search dogs were involved in the search, but it was difficult to find the body on the frozen ground as the daytime high temperature in the Paju area was only 1 degree, and the morning minimum temperature dropped below minus 13 degrees. there is
According to Mr. Lee's previous statement that he put the body in a loopback for a vehicle at dawn on August 8 and abandoned it on the bank of Gongneungcheon, the police focused on the possibility that the body was washed away in heavy rain, and conducted an underwater search and an aerial search.
In addition, due to warnings of the danger of landmines from nearby military units, land searches have been conducted on a very limited basis.
Lee, who was arrested on charges of killing his cohabitant and a taxi driver, abandoning the body and spending tens of millions of won on the victims' credit cards, will be sent to the prosecution on the 4th.
Lee is scheduled to be transferred from the Ilsan Eastern Police Station around 9:00 am on the 4th, and attention is focused on whether Lee's face, which has been decided to disclose personal information, will be revealed in front of reporters.
(Photo = Provided by Gyeonggi Northern Police Agency, Yonhap News)