Man accused of stabbing woman to death in South Gyeongsang dies from self-inflicted injuries

A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, last week died from self-inflicted injuries, police said Tuesday. Authorities will close the case without prosecution.

The suspect died at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday while receiving treatment at a hospital, according to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency.

He had been under investigation for the attack at an apartment complex in Sangnam-dong, Seongsan District, that took place last Friday morning.

The suspect injured himself after allegedly attacking the woman with a weapon. Authorities found both the suspect and victim collapsed in a commercial parking lot at the apartment complex at about 11:36 a.m. on Friday and transported them to a hospital.

The woman was unconscious when she arrived at the hospital and died the following day.

Police had booked the man on suspicion of murder and continued their investigation. The two had previously worked at the same workplace, police said.

Police plan to close it with no right to prosecute following the suspect’s death.

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BY JANG GU-SEUL [[email protected]]