The suspect in the shocking murder of a female subway worker inside a subway ladies' restroom in Seoul said Friday he is "very sorry" as he made his first appearance before reporters to attend a court hearing.

The 31-year-old suspect in the murder of a female Seoul Metro employee at Sindang Station on Line No. 20 shows up for a court hearing at the Seoul Central District Office on Sept. 16 two days after the alleged murder. Yonhap

The suspect in the shocking murder of a female subway worker inside a subway ladies' restroom in Seoul said Friday he is "very sorry" as he made his first appearance before reporters to attend a court hearing.

The 31-year-old Seoul Metro employee, surnamed Jeon, was apprehended Wednesday evening at Sindang Station on Line No. 2 after allegedly stabbing his female colleague in her 20s to death in the subway station's ladies' room.

The case shocked the nation as it was revealed the killing took place one day before a court was set to sentence him on charges of stalking her. The two had known each other since entering Seoul Metro the same year.

Wearing shorts and slippers with a sling over his left arm, Jeon was brought in a police car to the Seoul Central District Court at 2:06 p.m. for an arraignment hearing aimed at determining whether to issue a formal arrest warrant for him.