Four cats and dogs raised by Lee Ki-young (31), who was arrested for the murder of a woman he lived with and a taxi driver, were rescued.
While his girlfriend is known to have found the body of a taxi driver in a closet while rummaging through the house for cat food, the dogs and cats that led to Lee’s arrest were left in an empty house and moved to the Korea Animal Rescue Management. Association in Gyeonggi-do.
On the 30th, News 1 reported that a mixed dog and three cats were rescued from an apartment in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, where Mr. Lee lived at around 11:00 the previous day, and the pets were handed over in Paju in the afternoon.
According to the report, the apartment management office received a complaint from a resident of Lee’s house downstairs that the dog was barking and requested police cooperation.
At the time of the rescue, the pets were in good condition, and it is known that the forensic officers who were on the scene occasionally gave them food or snacks.
Since there is no animal welfare center in the Paju area, the dogs and cats delivered by the Paju City Management Office were sent to the Korea Animal Rescue Management Association in Yangju.
On the 30th, the Korea Animal Rescue Management Association issued an adoption notice for Lee’s four pets, and if there are no adoption goals for 10-15 days, the euthanasia process begins.
In an interview with News 1, an official of the association said: “We plan to find candidates for adoption for a period of about 15 days. After this period, we plan to euthanize according to schedule.”
On the other hand, Mr. Lee caused an accident with a taxi while driving drunk in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province around 11:00 pm on the 20th. They were charged
Earlier, on August 7-8, he was accused of killing a woman in her 50s who was a house owner and ex-girlfriend in Paju, and disposing of her body in Gongneungcheonbyeon, Paju. The search for the woman’s body continues.
Lee Bo-bae, Hankyung.com guest reporter [email protected]
