Seo Dong-ju, the city gas meter reader who came home... was a stalker and robber. "The fear is vivid" [Star Issue]

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Broadcaster Seo Dong-ju confessed to a stalker crime in which he was impersonated by a city gas meter reader to illegally enter his residence.

On the 6th, Seo Dong-ju made this confession on his personal account. Seo said, "I received many calls since yesterday due to the article title. It is not that I am the robber who harmed Ms. Kim Gyu-ri. The article states that the stalker who broke into our home in January this year turned out to be the same person who had previously broken into Ms. Kim Gyu-ri's home and committed the crime. Please do not misunderstand."

Seo continued, "At the beginning of the year, I was deceived by a man impersonating a city gas meter reader. After my husband left for work, he entered the house while I was alone. At that time, I naturally thought he was a city gas meter reader. However, strangely, I felt an inexplicable sense of unease. I had never faced a criminal so closely, alone inside my home, so I did not know what that feeling was. Was it pressure? Fear? Instinctive caution? I couldn't tell, but emotions surged like waves." He added, "In a hurry, I called my husband on speakerphone and informed the man that I was on the phone. Keeping as much distance as possible, I watched what he was doing. He was walking around the house, taking detailed photos of the water pipes and the interior. The dogs I was raising, upon seeing a stranger enter, rushed at him. In reality, they were wagging their tails, showing excitement, and asking to be petted. However, the man seemed flustered and eventually left the house."

He further explained, "I thought he had just left, so I wondered if I had misunderstood him. I even offered him a drink. However, shortly after I left the house to go to work, I actually encountered a city gas meter reader in the alley. When I checked with Korea City Gas, I was told that no male meter reader had been dispatched near our home. Only then did I become certain of something being wrong and immediately reported it to the police." He added, "I later learned that the man claimed he was my fan and wanted to meet me at the beginning of the year to gain energy. He even said he had tried to contact me and visited me last year, which was shocking."

Seo stated, "There are more details, but there are limits to writing them all out, so I will share only this much. The detective in charge of the case at the time advised against publicly disclosing the details of the incident due to concerns about copycat crimes, so I have not spoken about it separately until now. However, it seems an article appeared because my name was included in the process of being indicted in Ms. Kim Gyu-ri's case. Yesterday was a truly surprising day for me, and seeing the article title was even more shocking. Everyone, please be careful of crimes involving impersonation of city gas meter readers. If you feel something is even slightly strange or 'off,' never open the door or let anyone inside your home when you are alone. The fear I felt at that time is still vivid even when I think about it now."

According to MBN on the 5th, the identity of a 40-year-old man, A, who broke into Kim Gyu-ri's home last month and committed robbery and assault, was the same person who was on trial for illegally entering Seo Dong-ju's home at the beginning of this year. The police applied for a provisional measure under Article 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act, which allows for an arrest warrant and detention in a holding cell against A for illegal entry and stalking, but the court rejected it. A, who was on trial without being detained, illegally entered the home of Kim Gyu-ri and an acquaintance in the Bukchon Hanok Village, Jongno-gu, Seoul, at around 9 p.m. last month 20, committed robbery, and was subsequently arrested.

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