"I Cared for Her for Decades"... Octogenarian Husband Arrested for Murdering Wife

An octogenarian husband has been arrested and is currently under investigation on charges of murdering his wife in her 70s in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.

According to the Namyangju Nambu Police Station, a report was received at 12:15 PM today (the 29th) stating that a woman in her 70s, identified as A, was found dead at a villa in Hwado-eup, Namyangju.

Police captured the husband, a man in his 80s identified as B, in an emergency arrest after detecting circumstances pointing to his involvement in the murder of A.

It was reported that A was unable to live a normal life, suffering from a chronic illness that left her bedridden and unable to communicate, while B had cared for his wife A for decades.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident involving B.

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