Paju cafe owner accused in freezer death and forged 50 billion won voucher case

  • Paju police requested detention of the cafe owner over the woman’s freezer death.
  • 50 billion Korean won in forged filming-purpose gift certificates was found inside the freezer.
  • Police said the freezer was installed before the crime to support the counterfeit voucher transaction.

A cafe owner in his 30s in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, is accused of luring a woman in her 60s into a freezer and locking her inside, causing her death, during an attempted sale of forged gift certificates worth 50 billion Korean won. Police on the 14th requested his detention on charges including inducing a person to death and forgery and use of securities. An earlier account said he had been transferred to prosecutors, creating a discrepancy in the case status. Investigators believe he planned the crime by arranging the freezer and counterfeit certificates in advance. The certificates, marked "for filming purposes," were found with the woman’s body. The suspect admits locking her inside but denies intending to kill her. Police have found no evidence of accomplices in the killing and are investigating an associate involved in the transaction and potential buyers.

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