A fan of live shows on Tiktok and with more than 350,000 subscribers, influencer Yoon Ji-ah was found dead on September 11 in South Korea. His body was found near a mountain in the northern province of Jeolla. There were bruises and strangulation marks, suggesting murder.
Establishing the time of death about thirty minutes after the end of the influencer’s last live on Tiktok, police were finally able to identify the suspect.
A fan in debt and with many faces
This is a man in his fifties, a big fan of the influencer, who was a regular donor. He would have donated more than 100 million won, or about 60,000 euros, through Tiktok’s donation interface, reaching sponsorship level 46 (one of the highest). He had even already collaborated with her within the framework of a business association.
According to the Vietnamese media TienPhong, the man in question, named Choi – better known under the pseudonym Black Cat to the rest of the community – led a double life. Approaching the young woman in her twenties, he introduced himself as the head of a large company specializing in IT.
But given his behavior, identified as a form of control, Yoon Ji-ah decided to end this association. Local authorities also revealed images from surveillance video that show him kneeling in front of the young woman to beg her not to stop his collaboration. The man was deeply in debt and had to sell his house to return the tens of thousands of euros invested in what amounted to stalking, on the same day of the murder.
Shortly after Yoon Ji-ah’s disappearance, Choi was also seen with a suitcase near where her body was found. A place located three hours from the town where he had filmed his last live broadcast with his community.
The matter caused a stir in South Korea, as reported by the Times of India. In fact, the country is plagued by online harassment of young women. Several voices were raised to call on authorities to act following the suicide of K-pop star Sulli in 2019.
Six years later, the problem is still relevant.
Source: BFM TV
