Man Arrested for Murdering Mother-in-Law and Abducting Wife 11 Days After Restraining Order Expires

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A man in his 20s has been arrested by police on charges of murdering his mother-in-law and abducting his wife in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The suspect was recently under investigation for domestic violence, and a lawsuit to annul their marriage had been filed.

[Reporter] Reporter An Huijae has the details.

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

The woman struggles and cries out for help, to no avail.

[Ah, mister.]

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

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

It was around 5:40 a.m. yesterday (October 11) when a report was received that a woman in her 50s had been stabbed with a weapon at a multi-family housing unit in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

The suspect, a 26-year-old surnamed Kim, had attacked his mother-in-law with a weapon.

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

[Nearby resident: I heard cries of 'Help me,' so I went outside and saw residents administering first aid with towels....]

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

Wife A was also found nearby, and is reportedly not seriously injured.

SBS coverage confirmed that Kim, currently serving as a social worker, had recently been under police investigation for domestic violence.

The couple registered their marriage in February but were undergoing marriage annulment procedures after the wife reported the assault to the police in August.

On September 2, police provided wife A with a smartwatch and designated her as being at the highest risk of reoffending for personal protection, but the tragedy could not be prevented.

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

Police plan to question Kim regarding his motive and seek an arrest warrant for him on charges of parricide and special confinement.

(Video reporting: In Pil-seong, Cho Chang-hyun | Video editing: Kim Jong-tae)
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