A Korean tradesman who refused to come down from the roof of his apartment for 12 hours after his girlfriend plunged to her death from a balcony is reportedly expected to be charged with her murder.
June Oh Seo, 37, sparked a 12-hour siege with police when they arrived to find finance worker Hee Kyung Choi, 34, laying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the Chatswood apartment about 6.30am on October 9.
Seo is due to face Hornsby Local Court on Friday on a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm.
However police are expected to charge him with murder on Friday, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Officers arrived to find finance worker Hee Kyung Choi, 34, (pictured) laying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the Chatswood apartment about 6.30am on October 9
Sobering photos show Seo (pictured) sitting on the awning of the 26th floor of the apartment building, from where Ms Choi plunged to her death
The murder charge will reportedly come after detectives interviewed 90 people including the 37-year-old tradesman’s former girlfriends.
In their investigation, officers also scoured hours of CCTV footage in an effort to find out what happened in the lead up to the woman’s death.
Sobering photos show Seo sitting on the awning of the 26th floor of the apartment building, from where Ms Choi plunged to her death.
He sat with his head in his hands before asking police for a cigarette and some water – using a translator to help him communicate his needs.
Seo and Ms Choi (pictured) were dating, but reportedly split two months before she died
Seo (pictured) was taken to the Royal North Shore Hospital before being escorted to the Chatswood police station, where he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm
He remained on the roof for 12 hours before police successfully coaxed him down.
Seo was taken to the Royal North Shore Hospital before being escorted to the Chatswood police station, where he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Seo and Ms Choi were dating, but reportedly split two months before she died.
Ms Choi reportedly discovered Seo was married with a son.
Friends of the 34-year-old woman left flowers at the Chatswood building after she died
Seo (pictured) remained on the roof for 12 hours before police successfully coaxed him down
When Seo was talking down from the Chatswood apartment building (pictured) awning, he was taken to hospital before being escorted to a police station and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm
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