The Korean Tradesman At The Centre Of A 12-hour Stand-off Atop A Sydney High-rise Unit After His Girlfriend s Body Was Found In A Laneway Below Has Been Charged With Her Murder

The Korean tradesman at the centre of a 12-hour stand-off atop a Sydney high-rise unit after his girlfriend's body was found in a laneway below has been charged with her murder.<br><br>The body of Hee Kyung Choi, 34, was found by a passer-by in a lane near the heart of the busy Chatswood shopping and business district on the morning of October 9.<br><br>She reportedly fell 26 floors to her death.<br><br>Korean-born tradesman June Oh Seo, 37, was charged with murder in the Hornsby Local Court on Friday morning.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Officers arrived to find finance worker Hee Kyung Choi, 34, (pictured) lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the Chatswood apartment about 6.30am on October 9 <br><br><br>He sparked a siege when police arrived to find the woman's body in a pool of blood.<br><br>Pictures showed Seo sitting on the awning of the 26th floor of the apartment building, from where Ms Choi fell.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>RELATED ARTICLES<br><br><br>Previous<br><br>1<br><br>Next<br><br><br><br><br>Finance worker, 34, threatened to leave her boyfriend... Korean tradesman who sparked a 12-hour standoff with police... <br><br><br><br><br>Share this article<br><br>Share<br><br><br><br>He sat with his head in his hands before asking police for a cigarette and some water - using a translator to help him communicate.<br><br>He remained on the roof for 12 hours before officers successfully coaxed him down.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>seo indexation ([http://recursos.isfodosu.edu.do/wiki/index.php?title=Usuario:UJUZack081741 click through the following page]) and Ms Choi (pictured) were dating, but reportedly split two months before she died<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Seo was taken to the Royal North Shore Hospital before being escorted to the Chatswood police station.<br><br>Seo and Ms Choi were dating, but reportedly split two months before she died. <br><br>She had reportedly discovered Seo was married with a son. Seo was estranged from his wife.<br><br>He was originally charged with one count of domestic violence-related assault occasioning actual bodily harm after his girlfriend's body was discovered.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Friends of the 34-year-old woman left flowers at the Chatswood building after she died <br><br><br>That charge still stands, the court heard on Friday.<br><br>Police carried out interviews with up to 90 people before charging Seo with murder as well.<br><br>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.<br><br>Seo was scheduled to appear in Hornsby court on Friday [http://www.exeideas.com/?s=morning morning] via video link but is now set to appear in Sydney Central Court in December via video link.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Seo (pictured) [http://wideinfo.org/?s=remained remained] on the roof for 12 hours before police successfully coaxed him down<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Seo was talked down from the Chatswood apartment building (pictured) awning and was taken to hospital before being escorted to a police station and charged with assault <br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Read more: <br><br>website tradie in rooftop standoff is charged with girlfriend's murder