A Vietnamese student studying at a Korean school has been charged with murdering a Vietnamese man who had been his roommate.

Iksan Police Station in North Jeolla Province said on Tuesday that they had arrested the student on suspicion of murder.

The 19-year-old suspect reportedly stabbed his former roommate to death at an apartment in Iksan on Friday afternoon. According to the investigators, the conflict between the two men began when the suspect’s roommate reported the suspect’s visa violation to his school two months ago. The suspect had allegedly attempted to get a paid job, which is unauthorized under his student visa.

The suspect had already moved out of the room they shared before the incident, but they had continued to fight over some unsettled expenses between them.

The suspect told investigators that he was upset by his roommate’s whistle-blowing and committed the murder during an argument with him. The investigators said the suspect possibly became angry during the heated argument and accidentally stabbed the victim.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)