Overview

• Cha Cheol-nam is accused of fatally attacking two Korean-Chinese brothers on May 17 in Siheung after luring the elder sibling to his home.
• Investigators found he planned the killings by purchasing weapons early in May and hid inside the victims’ car for two days before the attacks.
• An autopsy concluded both brothers died of head injuries, matching Cha’s confession that he acted in anger over a 30 million won loan dispute.
• On May 19, Cha stabbed a convenience store owner and his landlord in separate incidents, leaving both seriously injured prior to his May 20 arrest.
• Siheung police will hand Cha over to prosecutors following the completion of their probe into the dual killings and related stabbings.