Man Kills Mother-in-Law, Abducts Wife 11 Days After Restraining Order Expires

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A man in his 20s has been arrested by police on suspicion of murdering his mother-in-law and abducting his wife in a residential neighborhood in Seoul. The suspect was also under investigation for domestic violence. The brutal crime was committed just 11 days after the restraining order protecting his wife expired.

Reporter An Huijae has the details first.

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In a dark, quiet residential area at dawn, a man dressed in black drags a woman away.

The woman struggles and calls for help, but to no avail.

[Ah, mister.]

Police arrived and searched the area, but the two had already vanished.

[(Did you call 119?) The man grabbed her by the hair and dragged her away, toward this way.]

A report was filed at around 5:40 a.m. today (October 11) that a woman in her 50s had been stabbed at a multi-family housing unit in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

Kim, a 26-year-old man, wielded a weapon against his mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law was rushed to the hospital but died.

[Nearby Resident: I heard someone screaming 'Save me,' so I went outside and saw residents performing emergency first aid with a towel....]

Right after the crime, Kim fled with his 23-year-old wife, surnamed A, in a vehicle. He was arrested by police in a mountainous area in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, seven hours after the crime.

Wife A was also found nearby, and it was reported that she did not sustain any major injuries.

According to SBS reporting, Kim, who is currently serving as a social service agent, had recently been under police investigation for domestic violence.

The two filed their marriage registration last February and were undergoing marriage annulment procedures when the wife reported the assault to police last August.

On September 2, police provided wife A with a smartwatch and designated her for personal protection under the highest risk tier for repeat offenses, but failed to prevent the tragedy.

This occurred just 11 days after the first restraining order expired on September 30.

Police plan to investigate Kim's motives and apply for an arrest warrant on charges of parricide and special confinement.

(Camera Reporter: In Pil-sung, Cho Chang-hyun | Video Editor: Ahn Ye-jin)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.