Marriage twist revealed over the death of Korean woman who fell from Chatswood apartment

Flowers, notes left in Chatswood alley for Hee Kyung Choi

Flowers, notes left in Chatswood alley for Hee Kyung Choi Source: SBS Korean Program

Korean woman, Hee Kyung Choi (34) whose body was discovered at the bottom of a Chatswood apartment building reportedly threatened to leave her boyfriend, June Oh Seo (37) after finding out he was married and has a son.


Daily telegraph reveals that Korean banker Hee Kyung Choi (34) found dead after falling from her apartment in Chatswood on Monday 9 October reportedly threaten to leave her boyfriend of only several weeks, Korean-born tiler June Oh Seo.

It is believed she had discovered Seo was married and has a young son, although he was separated from his wife Rahel Seo and had recently rented a room in Eastwood.

Seo has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm for allegedly attacking Choi just minutes before she fell from 23rd floor at around 4.30am. However, he has not been charged over her death.

Seo was seen on a perspex roof above a balcony on the 27th floor of the residential building soon after Choi's body was discovered about 6.30am on Monday. He remained there until police dragged him off almost 12 hours later.

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The aprtment in Brown St, Chatswood
The aprtment in Brown St, Chatswood Source: SBS Korean Program

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