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| Search for missing Korean man leads Brisbane police to shallow grave | Search for missing Korean man leads Brisbane police to shallow grave |
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| Remains found in a shallow grave in south-west Brisbane may belong to missing South Korean man Min Tae Kim, police said on Thursday. | |
| Detective inspector Rod Kemp said two men and one woman were arrested on Wednesday night over the disappearance of 28-year-old Kim. | Detective inspector Rod Kemp said two men and one woman were arrested on Wednesday night over the disappearance of 28-year-old Kim. |
| Police inquiries led them to a shallow grave in the suburb of Algester on Thursday morning. | |
| Kemp said blood was found near the site, where forensics officers were preparing to exhume the contents. | Kemp said blood was found near the site, where forensics officers were preparing to exhume the contents. |
| "It could be a dog, we do have fears that is human though and it is the missing person," Kemp said. | "It could be a dog, we do have fears that is human though and it is the missing person," Kemp said. |
| Kim, 28, was last seen by his housemates at their Cannon Hill home about 2.45pm local time on Monday. | Kim, 28, was last seen by his housemates at their Cannon Hill home about 2.45pm local time on Monday. |
| He had gone out to exchange $15,000 cash into South Korean won with an unknown person he had contacted through the Gumtree website, but never returned home. | He had gone out to exchange $15,000 cash into South Korean won with an unknown person he had contacted through the Gumtree website, but never returned home. |
| His disappearance comes less than a month after 22-year-old South Korean woman Eunji Ban was murdered in a CBD park on her way to work. | His disappearance comes less than a month after 22-year-old South Korean woman Eunji Ban was murdered in a CBD park on her way to work. |
| Kemp said it would be shocking if Kim proved to be the second Korean murdered in Brisbane in such a short time. | Kemp said it would be shocking if Kim proved to be the second Korean murdered in Brisbane in such a short time. |
| "If it is and if he has been brutally murdered, it's a shocking thing for us," he said. | "If it is and if he has been brutally murdered, it's a shocking thing for us," he said. |
| Kemp said there was no reason for Koreans to be particularly vulnerable, but he warned international students to be aware they could be targeted by criminals. | Kemp said there was no reason for Koreans to be particularly vulnerable, but he warned international students to be aware they could be targeted by criminals. |
| "Obviously it's a strange environment for them, they can be seen as a soft target at times," he said. | "Obviously it's a strange environment for them, they can be seen as a soft target at times," he said. |
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