A man in his 20s, who fled after killing his ex-girlfriend with a knife, was apprehended by the police just 24 hours after the crime in a residential area of Daejeon.

Prior to his arrest, the man attempted suicide by ingesting poison in his car, and it was revealed that he had even visited the victim's mortuary during his escape.

According to the Daejeon Western Police Station, at around noon on the 30th, the police urgently arrested a man, identified as A (in his 20s), on charges of murder in an underground passageway in Sanseong-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon.

At the time of his arrest, A attempted to ingest poison inside the vehicle, but fortunately, his life was not in danger.

A citizen who witnessed the scene told KBS in an interview, "He opened the driver's side door wide and started to vomit." The citizen added, "Within just a few minutes, one or two police cars arrived and shouted 'Open up,' but he wouldn't open the door."

Details of the Crime and Escape

A is accused of fatally stabbing his former partner, a woman in her 30s identified as B, with a knife at around noon on the 29th near an apartment complex in Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon.

B was transported to the hospital while receiving emergency treatment but ultimately passed away due to cardiac arrest.

Immediately after the crime, A fled using a shared vehicle that he had parked nearby. A few hours later, he abandoned the shared vehicle within Daejeon and continued to evade the police by switching to a motorcycle.

Even more shockingly, on the night of the crime, A visited a funeral home in Seo-gu, Daejeon, where the victim's wake was being held, using a rental car.

Ultimately, after tracking A's movements, the police arrested him at around 11:50 AM on the 30th, just 4 km away from the crime scene in the underground passage.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant after investigating the motive behind the crime once A recovers his health.

According to the police, A was reported to the authorities four times previously.

On November 1 of last year, he was charged with property damage in a restaurant, and the following day, B reported that she had not received her motorcycle back from A.

At that time, A only underwent counseling.

Additionally, he was reported for breaking and entering while living with B but was not charged, and in June of this year, he was arrested for assaulting B after a dispute, as well as threatening and assaulting the responding police officers.

At that time, B submitted a written statement indicating she did not wish to press charges against A. It was reported that the police had offered safety measures for crime victims, such as smartwatches, which B declined.

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