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.

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.