Man Accused of Murdering Mother-in-Law Charged with Pre-Marital Rape of Wife

Kim Seong-woo, a 26-year-old social service agent accused of murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife amid divorce proceedings, has been additionally referred to prosecutors on charges of raping his wife before their marriage.

Gyeonggi Suwon Gwonseon Police Station announced today (October 30) that it referred Kim to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office on October 27 on charges including rape resulting in injury under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, and illegal filming using cameras.

Kim is accused of having non-consensual sexual relations with his wife, victim A, and inflicting injuries upon her in November of last year at his residence in Suwon, prior to their marriage.

Investigations revealed that Kim also filmed the acts. At the time, the two were dating, and they filed their marriage registration in February of this year.

Previously, Kim was referred to the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office on charges of murdering his 50-year-old mother-in-law with a weapon after going to her home in Songpa-gu at around 5:35 a.m. on October 11—while undergoing a lawsuit with victim A to annul their marriage—and fatally stabbing her when she screamed and tried to stop him as he attempted to forcefully drag victim A away.

He is also accused of forcing victim A into a vehicle, traveling to a wooded area in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, and confining her there.

Kim stalked victim A by waiting near her family's home a total of 18 times between September 16 and October 11, and stalked her nine more times between August 22 and September 30, even after the court issued a provisional measure banning him from approaching.

The Seoul Songpa Police Station, which investigated the murder of the mother-in-law and the kidnapping of the wife, is currently conducting supplementary investigations at the request of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.
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