A university student in their 20s who repeatedly stole valuables from a university hospital has been referred to prosecutors.
Gwangju Dongbu Police Station said Tuesday it had forwarded the suspect, identified only as A, to the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office under detention on charges of habitual theft.
A is accused of stealing cash and other valuables on 16 separate occasions from changing rooms and other areas at a university hospital in Dong-gu, Gwangju.
The suspect exploited the fact that student interns and hospital staff often left their lockers unlocked.
Police said A had already been standing trial on similar prior charges — including a theft of 2 million won ($1,480) in May — and committed the new offenses while that case was ongoing. Investigators cited the risk of reoffending as grounds for pursuing the case under detention.
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