"They Were Always Fighting"... Daughter Kills Mother in Dispute Over Chuseok Holiday

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During the Chuseok holiday, a woman in her 50s allegedly stabbed and killed her 70nd-year-old mother with a weapon following an argument. Police have detained and are questioning the Chinese national.

[Reporter Jeong Jiyeon reports on the holiday's incidents and accidents.]

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Police officers rush into a residential building and soon escort a woman out, placing her into a police vehicle.

At around 1:00 a.m. today (September 26), a woman in her 70s was killed at a multi-family home in Sangnok-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, after being attacked with a weapon by her daughter in her 50s, surnamed A.

[Nearby Resident: I woke up from sleep hearing the sirens of police cars and ambulances. There were so many loud arguments going on regularly, so I just thought they were fighting again....]

Immediately after the crime, Person A notified an acquaintance that she had attacked her mother with a weapon. Acting on a report from this acquaintance, police rushed to the scene and arrested Person A red-handed on charges of patricide/matricide (filicide).

Both Person A and her mother are Chinese nationals living together alone in the residence. According to police, Person A stated during questioning, "I drank a bottle of soju and committed the crime after arguing with my mother."

A police official stated, "Person A said she frequently quarreled with her mother in daily life," adding that they are investigating the exact motive behind the crime.

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Red flames surge into the air alongside thick smoke.

Firefighters continuously pour water on the blaze, but it is not easily extinguished.

At around 5:00 a.m. today, a fire broke out at a resource recycling facility in Ganam-eup, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

Three employees working at the facility evacuated on their own, leaving no casualties.

Fire authorities briefly issued a Response Stage 1 and engaged in firefighting operations, bringing the major flames under control in about three and a half hours.

Fire authorities believe the fire started from stacked plastic bags containing waste and are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

(Video by Kim Seung-tae | Video Editing by Shin Se-eun | Courtesy of Gyeonggi Provincial Disaster and Safety Headquarters)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.