Murdered South Korean woman found after 16 years encased in cement


The woman's body was found on a balcony of the man's former residence in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province. - Geoje Police/The Korea Herald

SEOUL: A South Korean man has been arrested after confessing to murdering his girlfriend 16 years ago and entombing her body on his balcony under a layer of cement, police told AFP on Tuesday (Sept 24).

The man, who is now in his 50s, was charged with murdering the woman in October 2008 during an argument, according to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police and Geoje Police Station.

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