Woman Stalked and Killed Just Two Weeks After Her Stalker's Electronic Anklet Was Removed

A man in his 60s who had been wearing an electronic anklet for stalking has been arrested on charges of murdering a woman in her 70s just two weeks after his wearing period ended. The victim reported to emergency services four times but ultimately lost her life. When police, who had received a missing person report from the woman's family, tracked her location to the man's home, she was already dead in a unit on the second floor of his multi-family house.

The victim had been classified as an A-grade management target—a high-risk group for relationship-based crimes—and had twice reported to emergency services, in September 2024 and June 2026, saying "the man is following me." When the man showed up at her workplace near Namdaemun, police imposed a 100-meter approach ban on him and issued the woman a smartwatch. However, the following month, the man went to her home in Mapo, and after a smartwatch alert was received, he was arrested on charges including assault.

At the time, police did not seek an arrest warrant because the man, who was terminally ill with cancer, promised not to contact her again. Instead, under emergency measures for stalking crimes, he was detained for one month at a detention center and then wore an electronic anklet for two months. Just two weeks after it was removed, the woman was found dead.

Police said they had checked on the woman's safety 27 times but had made no special requests for protective measures. Police transferred the man to a hospital, as he was unconscious at the time of his arrest. They plan to apply for an arrest warrant after investigating the circumstances of the crime.