Suspect: “I Didn’t Know They Would Die”… Police Assess Awareness of Fatality Risk,
A woman in her 20s, accused of handing over a drink with drugs and causing another person’s death at a motel in Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, is attending a warrant review hearing at the Northern Seoul District Court in Dobong-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 12th. The police suspect this woman of committing a similar offense on another man late last month and are conducting autopsies on the deceased. 2026.2.12 ⓒ News1 Ahn Eun-na Reporter,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Shin Yoon-ha = A woman in her 20s, arrested on charges of killing two men by giving them drinks laced with drugs, has been handed over to the prosecution.’,
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, ‘On the morning of the 19th, the Seoul Gangbuk Police Station transferred Kim, who faces charges of murder, special injury, and violating the Narcotics Control Act, to the prosecution.’,
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, ‘Kim is charged with handing drinks containing benzodiazepine drugs to a total of three men in their 20s from mid-December last year to the 9th of this month, leading to the deaths of two and causing injury to another.’,
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, ‘Kim claims she mixed drugs prescribed from a hospital into hangover relief drinks and handed them over following disagreements with victims at motels.’,
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, ‘Police have changed the charge from infliction of bodily harm resulting in death to murder, judging that Kim was fully aware of the potential for fatality by increasing the drug dosage after the first incident, as evidenced by statements and forensic analysis of her mobile phone data.’,
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, ‘Kim is reportedly still denying having any intent to kill, claiming she only intended to make them sleep.’,
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, ‘The police have conducted a profiler interview for psychological analysis on Kim, and they will submit the results to the prosecution once available.’,
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, ‘The police plan to continue investigating to determine if there are additional victims beyond the three already identified.\n’]