Kidnapping Teen Age Girls without Fear

Daegu Dongbu Police issued a warrant for Jung`s arrest on suspicions of kidnapping and robbing yesterday. Police maintained that Jung (16) enticed 17 children and snatched their money and other valuables equivalent to one million won from them through 13-time crime attempts around the apartment complexes and elementary schools in Daegu downtown (violation of the additional punishment law on specific crimes). The police booked without restraint two girls including Moon (16) on the same suspicion, and put another Jung (16) on the wanted list.

According to the police, these teens got acquainted with each other in game room after running away from home, and they lured Park (5) and Kim (6) out to the T game room in Daemyung-Dong from A apartment in Sinki-Dong, Dong-Gu, Daegu by alternating bus and taxi.

And with Kim left in the game room, they took Park wearing a necklace to their friend Bae`s house (18, Dae-Dong, Kyungsan City) to snatch the necklace (equivalent to 50,000 won), and released her after confinement of 27 hours until 7: 30 pm next day.

They had taken Lee (9) who was playing in the playground around Seodaegu Market to a certain phone room in Daemyung-Dong Nam-Gu Daegu and robbed a golden necklace (equivalent to 50,000 won). The police exposed that they have robbed 17 children from July.

cavatina@donga.com