And now we have Todd Thacker, who will report to us in detail of this horrific incident.

A 36-year-old woman suspected of killing her ex-husband at a Jeju guest house is now in police custody. Jeju Dongbu Police found evidence that Koh Yu-jeong dismembered the victim and took measures to destroy evidence by putting the body parts in plastic bags and disposing of them in the sea.

[slug] Police find evidence that crime was premeditated

Police investigators have concluded that the gruesome murder was premeditated.

[slug] Police: Sleeping pill Zolpidem used

On May 10th, Koh searched online for the term “zolpidem”, a brand of sleeping pill, and secured a prescription at a clinic.

Police believe Koh drugged the victim before murdering him.

Prior to this, on May 22nd, Koh was recorded on CCTV at a supermarket in Jeju purchasing items which police believe were used in the crime. These included rubber gloves, butane gas, and bleach.

Other items used in the murder were purchased online.

[slug] Police: Suspect bought tools for murder, dismembered corpse

Three days after the murder, Koh caught a ferry to the mainland. Along the way she tossed some of the victim's remains into the sea. At a house in Gimpo owned by her father, she further dismembered and then disposed of the victim's remains in the trash on May 31st.

Recording
Wang Tae-geun / Detective Chief, Jeju Dongbu Police
Koh’s browsing history indicates that she searched for 'Zolpidem' and other items used in the murder.
씽크) 왕태근 제주동부경찰서 형사계장
컴퓨터에서 인터넷 검색 내용을 확인했을 때 범행과 관련된 검색어들이 졸피뎀 등 검색한 흔적이 확인되었습니다.

According to investigators, the victim wanted to see their 6-year-old son after their divorce, but Koh refused him access.

[slug] Police: Custody dispute a potential motive

Koh remarried in 2017, soon after the divorce, and moved to (청주) Cheongju. Her ex-husband remained in Jeju.

Police say that a motive for the crime may have been to prevent the breakup of her second marriage.

[slug] Police: Koh was alone in committing crime

By analysing surveillance camera footage and interviewing people who were in contact with the suspect, police have concluded that she was alone in committing the crime.

[slug] Police seized 80 items used in murder

Investigators seized more than 80 pieces of evidence, all of which police believe were used in the crime in some way.

Recording
Park Gi-nam / Chief, Jeju Dongbu Police
We seized 89 items, including knives with the suspect’s DNA, used for first and second rounds of dismemberment.
<씽크-박기남 제주동부경찰서장> 네 번째 영상
“범행에 사용된 칼 1차 훼손시 2차 훼손시 사용도구에서 사용된 총 89점의 범행도구를 압수하였습니다.”

[Reporter] Todd Thacker
[Camera] Hyeon Gwang-hoon

Police have now forwarded the case to prosecutors on the charges of murder, the mutilation and disposal of a body, and destruction of evidence.

Todd Thacker, KCTV