Lee Ki-young (31), who was arrested for the murder of his cohabitant and a taxi driver, covered his face while being sent to the prosecution this morning (4th).



At around 9:00 am today, outside the front gate of the Ilsan Dongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi-do, in front of the photo line for reporters, Mr. Seon-i put on a padded jumper hood, lowered his head, and put on a mask to completely cover his face.



Lee replied, "I'm sorry," to the reporter's question, "Do you have anything to say to the victim's family?" To the additional question, "What are you sorry about," he replied, "I'm sorry for killing you."



Then, to the question, "Are there any additional victims?", he briefly replied, "No."



On the 29th of last month, the police held a personal information disclosure review committee and released Lee's age and face photo, but controversy arose over the effectiveness of the disclosure as testimonies came out that the photo was different from the real thing.



There was an expectation that his face would be revealed in front of the photo line today, but Lee himself covered his face by wearing the provided mask.



The police charged Lee with robbery and murder, hiding a corpse, theft, fraud, and violating the Specialized Credit Finance Act.



Previously, charges of 'murder' were applied to the woman living with him and the taxi driver, but at the time of killing the taxi driver, charges of 'robbery and murder' were added based on the overall circumstances, such as Lee's financial problems.



Even after the transfer, the investigation continues, including the search operation to find the body of Mr. Lee's partner.



Mr. Lee, who claimed to have dumped the body of his cohabitant by the riverside, suddenly changed his statement to say, "I buried the body" the day before, a week after the police began the search.



Police conducted a search using heavy equipment and search dogs, but they have not yet found her body.



Lee is suspected of killing a woman in her 50s with a blunt weapon who lived with her at home in Paju on August 7-8 of last year, and burying her body near Gongneungcheon Stream in Paju.



He is also accused of bringing a taxi driver in his 60s to his house, killing him with a blunt weapon, and abandoning the body in a closet, saying he would pay enough money after causing a collision with a taxi at around 11:00 pm on December 20 of last year.



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