A foreign national in his 40s has been arrested on charges of murdering an immigrant worker of a similar age in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, authorities said Monday.
The suspect is accused of killing an Indian national at a residence in the city at around 8 p.m. Friday, according to the Namyangju Bukbu Police Station.
The victim’s body was discovered the following morning at around 8:05 a.m. by a colleague, with a fatal head wound and an electric heated blanket covering his body.
The suspect was arrested at around 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, at Onap-eup of the same city, and is currently under investigation. He allegedly changed his clothes after the crime and fled the scene.
The suspect denied charges during police questioning.
A court hearing on a warrant to extend the suspect's arrest was held at the Namyangju branch of the Uijeongbu District Court Monday morning.
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