Soldiers of Christ: 5 adults, 1 teen arrested after decomposing body found in car’s trunk in Georgia
Soldiers of Christ: 5 adults, 1 teen arrested after decomposing body found in car’s trunk in Georgia
Soldiers of Christ: 5 adults, 1 teen arrested after decomposing body found in car's trunk in Georgia
DULUTH, GEORGIA: Five adults and one juvenile, who called themselves ‘Soldiers of Christ’, have been arrested on murder charges after the decomposed body of a woman was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a Korean spa in Georgia's Gwinnett County.
Police were called to Jeju Sauna in Duluth at around 10:50 pm on Tuesday, September 12, after one of the suspects’ family members discovered the decomposed body in the trunk of a silver Jaguar parked outside.
Investigators claimed that the remains were in such bad condition that detectives initially had a difficult time determining the victim’s gender.
In an official statement, the Gwinnett County Police Department noted that the victim, who is believed to be in her 20s or 30s, was brutally beaten and starved for weeks as she weighed only 70 pounds at the time of her death, according to the Independent.
Soldiers of Christ: 5 adults, 1 teen arrested after decomposing body found in car's trunk in Georgia
DULUTH, GEORGIA: Five adults and one juvenile, who called themselves ‘Soldiers of Christ’, have been arrested on murder charges after the decomposed body of a woman was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a Korean spa in Georgia's Gwinnett County.
Police were called to Jeju Sauna in Duluth at around 10:50 pm on Tuesday, September 12, after one of the suspects’ family members discovered the decomposed body in the trunk of a silver Jaguar parked outside.
Investigators claimed that the remains were in such bad condition that detectives initially had a difficult time determining the victim’s gender.
In an official statement, the Gwinnett County Police Department noted that the victim, who is believed to be in her 20s or 30s, was brutally beaten and starved for weeks as she weighed only 70 pounds at the time of her death, according to the Independent.
Who are the suspects?
Following the grim discovery, investigators arrested six people on murder charges, the department said on Thursday, September 14.
The five adults - Eric Hyun, 26, of Suwanee, Georgia, and Gawom Lee, 26, Joonho Lee, 26, Juoonhyum Lee, 22, and Hyunji Lee, 25, all from Lawrenceville, Georgia, - were charged with felony murder, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence and concealing the death of another, according to an arrest warrant.
A 15-year-old was also charged. Police previously stated that they do not believe the family member who found the body is involved, and they have not been charged with a crime
Who was the victim?
After initial investigation, police determined the gender of the victim but her identity has not been released yet.
However, it is believed that the victim moved from South Korea to the US over the summer for the “purpose of joining a religious organization.”
The woman’s official cause of death is still under investigation, but the medical examiner said malnourishment was a “contributing factor to her death.”
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