Students suffocated by landlord who stole money, court told

TWO young students were slowly and “chillingly” suffocated to death by their landlord and their bodies entombed — one in a suitcase and the other in a sealed cupboard, an Old Bailey court heard yesterday.

They were bound and gagged tightly with brown packing tape “so their ability to breathe was compromised. They were both alone when they suffered the horror of it. One hopes their suffering did not last long,” said Jonathan Laidlaw, prosecuting.

But after Kim Kyu Soo allegedly murdered the women, he used their credit cards to extract cash from their accounts, Mr Laidlaw told the court.