Prosecutors consider murder charges in 'Coach Kim Chang-min death case'

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The Prosecution Service is reportedly considering applying murder charges to two suspects accused of beating late Coach Kim Chang-min to death.

According to MBC on the 29th, the Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office, which is handling the investigation, recently confirmed in recorded phone conversations between the two suspects a statement saying, "We were so angry we wanted to kill him." The Prosecution Service is reviewing whether to apply murder charges based on the phone recordings and other evidence, examining whether the two suspects could have foreseen the possibility of Coach Kim's death at the time of the assault.

Previously, suspect Lee, whose surname is omitted, denied the charges, claiming, "We only hit him three times; we didn't know he would lose consciousness." However, new circumstances contradicting this claim have recently emerged.

The Prosecution Service, on the 28th, deemed there was a risk of evidence destruction and requested an arrest warrant against the suspects on charges of intentional injury resulting in death and violation of the Disability Welfare Act.

The substantive hearing on the arrest warrants for the two suspects is scheduled to be held at 10:30 a.m. next month at the Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court.

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