▲ Seoul Songpa Police Station
A man in his 20s suspected of murdering his mother-in-law and fleeing with his wife in a vehicle amid divorce proceedings has been apprehended by police seven hours after the crime.
The Seoul Songpa Police Station announced that it had urgently arrested the man, identified by his surname A, on charges including patricide at around 12:30 PM today in a mountainous area in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province.
His wife in her 20s was found along with the vehicle at around 10:30 AM, and she is reportedly not in life-threatening condition.
According to SBS reporting, it was confirmed that recent domestic violence reports had been filed against A and an investigation was underway.
Police reportedly provided protective measures for A's wife, such as issuing her a smart watch.
A is accused of wielding a weapon against his mother-in-law in her 50s at around 5:30 AM today in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, causing her death, and then abducting and fleeing with his wife, with whom he is undergoing divorce proceedings.
The mother-in-law was transferred to a hospital in a state of cardiac arrest and ultimately passed away.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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