The victim of a gruesome murder in Suwon is likely to have been strangled to death , autopsy results revealed Sunday , as the courts issued a warrant to arrest Park Chun - bong , who has confessed to the crime . According to the police , the National Forensic Service found signs of strangulation on the dismembered body of the 48 - year - old female victim . Park had told the police that the victim died from trauma to the head sustained when he pushed her during an argument . Park has admitted to killing the woman , believed to be his ex - girlfriend , and brutally butchering her body before abandoning it . On the way to the review hearing on his arrest warrant , Park apologized to the victim ’ s family but said that he could not remember why he dismembered the body . The upper body of the woman was found without its head , arms , internal organs , except for both kidneys , in a black plastic bag on a hiking trail in Suwon , Gyeonggi Province , last week . The police have since found most of the victim ’ s body parts in Suwon and nearby Hwaseong . Following Park ’ s confession , police released his photo to the media based on a law permitting this when there is sufficient evidence that the suspect of a certain brutal and grave crime has committed it . By Choi He - suk and news reports ( cheesuk @ heraldcorp . com ) 미래 엘리트 를 위한 영어 신문 주니어 헤럴드 	 더 많 은 기사 보 러 가 기 → [ 코리아 헤럴드 홈페이지 ] [ 트위터 ] [ 페이스북 ] 	 구독 신청 1588 - 0533 	 <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >