Police to Send 30-Something Public Official to Prosecution Tomorrow Over Retaliatory Murder of Wife

A public official in his 30s, accused of tracking down his wife—who had filed for divorce after suffering from domestic violence—to the address listed in the lawsuit document and murdering her, is set to be handed over to the prosecution.

Gyeonggi Gwangju Police Station announced that it plans to send Suspect A, who was arrested on charges including retaliatory murder and child abuse, to the prosecution in custody tomorrow (the 9th).

Suspect A, a current public official, is accused of wielding a weapon and killing his wife, who had taken refuge from domestic violence, on the stairs of a multi-family housing building in Gwangju on the 1st.

At the time, Suspect A also faced charges of emotionally abusing children by committing the crime in front of his young children.

Investigations showed that Suspect A harbored a grudge, anticipating an unfavorable outcome in his divorce lawsuit against his wife, and went to her temporary shelter address listed in the divorce papers to commit the crime.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
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