Overview

• Cha Cheol-nam, a 56-year-old Chinese national of Korean ethnicity, has confessed to killing two brothers and injuring two others in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province.
• Police have approved the release of Cha’s mugshot and personal information for 30 days under South Korean law due to the severity of the crime.
• The suspect claimed he premeditated the murders over an unpaid loan of 30 million won (US$21,500).
• Authorities have assigned four criminal profilers to analyze Cha’s motives and scheduled a psychopathy test to assess his mental state.
• Cha was formally arrested earlier this week after a nationwide manhunt and is being held under an extended detention warrant.