Two men suspected of abandoning a body in a residential area in Guro-gu, Seoul, have been apprehended by the police.
The Seoul Guro Police Station announced that it has urgently arrested and is currently investigating two men—a man in his 60s surnamed A and an 80s man surnamed B—on charges of abandoning a body and abetting the abandonment of a body, respectively.
Man A is suspected of abandoning the body near a garbage disposal site in a residential area of Guro-dong, Guro-gu, on October 22, while man B is accused of abetting the act.
The two men were known to each other, and man B was identified as the owner of a multi-family housing unit located in Guro-gu.
Police explained that further investigation is required regarding the relationship between the deceased victim and the suspects, as well as the circumstances under which the body was abandoned.
The body was found in a mummified state, suggesting that it will take time to determine the cause of death.
The body was discovered by a sanitation worker employed by the Guro-gu Office at around 11:00 AM today (October 27), who then reported it to the police.
Tracking the suspects using closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and other evidence, the police urgently arrested the two men sequentially at around 4:00 PM today.
The body was reportedly left unattended for five days wrapped in plastic and newspapers, resulting in some decomposition and desiccation.
The police added that the remains are presumed to be those of an elderly person, but the exact gender and age group must be verified through an autopsy and other methods.
Police have sent the body to the National Forensic Service to confirm the exact identity of the deceased and the cause of death.
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