A woman in her 40s who had filed stalking and dating violence complaints against a man in his 60s is seen being dragged away after collapsing on a street in Jeju in the early hours of Monday. She was later found stabbed to death. The image is a still from closed-circuit television footage captured by a nearby building. [Yonhap]
A woman in her 40s who had filed stalking and dating violence complaints against a man in his 60s is seen being dragged away after collapsing on a street in Jeju in the early hours of Monday. She was later found stabbed to death. The image is a still from closed-circuit television footage captured by a nearby building. [Yonhap]

A woman in her 40s killed by a man she had reported for stalking in Jeju had also filed a sexual violence complaint against him in March, it has emerged.

The man in his 60s, identified only as A, was reported to police by the victim, identified as B, on March 5 over an alleged sexual violence incident, according to Yonhap.

B told police that A had threatened to distribute a video of them having sex.

The case was closed due to insufficient evidence after B failed to appear for a victim interview and did not cooperate with the investigation.

In October last year, B had also reported A for stalking, but police did not accept the case.

Police said that in that instance as well, the victim had not cooperated fully with the investigation and had not sought punishment for the suspect.

Under amendments to the Stalking Punishment Act, however, the provision exempting offenders from punishment at the victim's request has been abolished, meaning police must now proceed with a case once a report is filed, regardless of whether the victim seeks punishment.

Police said that because both the sexual violence and stalking reports had been closed, they had been unable to impose provisional measures against A, such as a restraining order.

Several more complaints followed, including a dating violence report filed in May.

A is accused of stabbing B to death on a street outside a hotel in Yeon-dong, Jeju, at around 1:38 a.m. Tuesday.

Police had issued B a smartwatch on Sept. 16 and registered her in the 112 emergency reporting system's safety management program out of concern she could face retaliatory violence.

B was found dead without having been able to use the smartwatch she was wearing at the time of the attack to call for help.

Police believe A grabbed B and forcibly dragged her away, assaulting her in a sudden attack that left her unable to activate the device.


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