Suspect in killing of women and elderly arrested

SOUTH Korean police have arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of killing at least 19 people in what could be the country's biggest case of serial murder.

Suspect in killing of women and elderly arrested

Seoul police chief Huh Joon-young told reporters initial investigations had implicated the suspect in 15 cases of murder committed in less than a year. The victims were mainly women, but also included elderly people from rich districts of the capital.

He said the suspect, Yoo Young-chul, had confessed to the crime spree, which had apparently been motivated by a hatred for women and the rich.

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