"My Brother Won't Move"... Tragedy of a Family with Intellectual Disabilities

It has belatedly been learned that a man in his 20s, the eldest son in a family where all three members have intellectual disabilities, was found dead days after his passing.

On August 6th of last month, a man in his 20s with an intellectual disability, identified as A, was found dead at a home in Jungnang-gu, Seoul.

Police, responding to a report from the younger brother that Mr. A was not moving, arrived at the scene and found Mr. A's body, which had begun to decompose several days after his death.

Mr. A lived with his mother and younger brother. Because all family members, including Mr. A, had severe intellectual disabilities, it was understood that they were even unaware of Mr. A's death.

Police estimate that Mr. A died two to three days before he was discovered.

Following an autopsy request sent to the National Forensic Service for Mr. A's body, the cause of death was confirmed as acute heart attack.

Police concluded that there was no relation to foul play and closed the case.

(Reported by Park Se-won | Video by Jang Yu-jin | Graphics by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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