Police disclose identity, mug shot of ex-pilot accused of killing captain

BUSAN, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Police on Tuesday disclosed the identity and mug shot of a former pilot accused of killing an airline captain in Busan last week. Kim Dong-hwan, 49, was taken into custody last Tuesday after fatally stabbing the captain at his home in the southeastern city early that morning. He is also accused of attempting to strangle another airline captain in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, the previous day. All three had attended the Air Force Academy and worked as colleagues at the same airline. The Busan Metropolitan Police posted the suspect's identity on its website following deliberations by a seven-member panel, which said the case met all the legal criteria for disclosure, namely the cruelty of the crime, the seriousness of damage, sufficient evidence and public interests. The information will be posted until April 23. Kim did not meet the criteria for a psychopath in a Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised test administered by police. Police plan to transfer him to the prosecution on Thursday. This mug shot released by the Busan Metropolitan Police on March 24, 2026, shows 49-year-old Kim Dong-hwan, who is accused of killing an airline captain in the southeastern city on March 17. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) hague@yna.co.kr(END)