20-Something Suspect in Mother-in-Law's Murder Faces Detention Hearing Today... President Lee Jae-myung Calls for Thorough Investigation

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A man in his 20s working as a social service agent, who was arrested for murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping and confining his wife, is facing a warrant hearing. The bereaved family has repeatedly called for severe punishment and pointed out poor police response, while President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a swift investigation into the truth.

Reporter An Huijae has the details.

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The pre-detention suspect interrogation for a man in his 20s surnamed Kim, who faces charges of parricide and special confinement, will take place this afternoon (October 13).

This comes three days after he was urgently arrested in Gangwon Province, having murdered his mother-in-law and kidnapped his wife while a lawsuit to nullify their marriage was underway.

Kim reportedly stated during police questioning that he went to talk to his wife and committed the crime on the spur of the moment.

On the other hand, the bereaved family maintains that it was a premeditated crime.

[Bereaved Family: (Heading toward Gangwon Province) While driving, (Kim) said that he paid 20 million won to a private detective agency for two weeks, deployed those people all around my sister's house, and checked all their locations.]

Kim reportedly told his wife during his flight that he went there with the intent to harm her family, resulting in the mother-in-law, who had gone out to meet her daughter returning from work, becoming a helpless victim.

The bereaved family claimed that the marriage registration itself was initially made under Kim's coercion, and despite informing the police of this fact, sufficient preventive measures were not taken.

Contrary to the police explanation that they re-applied for emergency protection measures on their own authority on October 6, the bereaved family also stated that Kim's wife had directly requested an extension from the police.

[Bereaved Family: Whenever we kept applying for an extension (of the restraining order), (the police) told us, "Wait, wait, wait," so it was filed on October 6....]

President Lee Jae-myung ordered a prompt investigation into the truth.

[President Lee Jae-myung: There are criticisms that despite signs of danger, complacent handling failed to prevent the tragedy. Closely examine whether there were any problems in the response process....]

As the police focus on proving a premeditated crime, whether Kim will be detained is expected to be decided as early as this afternoon (October 13).

(Video by: Jeong Sang-bo | Video Editing by: Kim Ho-jin)
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