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60-Year-Old Woman Murdered in Her Home: Tongyeong Residents Anxious as Suspect Remains at Large

Published : Jun 23, 2026 8:48 AM

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[Anchor] It has been nearly two weeks since a suspect who murdered a woman in her 60s in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, fled the scene. Are residents growing increasingly anxious?

[Reporter] Yes. On the morning of June 10, a woman in her 60s, identified as A, was found dead with stab wounds at a house in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province.

Her husband, who had been sleeping in a separate room, discovered his wife collapsed in the master bedroom and reported the incident to the police.

CCTV footage from inside the house captured a man breaking into the home in the early hours of that day, committing the crime, and fleeing with items including a handbag.

The police are treating this as a robbery-murder case and have issued a wanted poster and offered a reward for information, but they have yet to apprehend the suspect.

The wanted poster shows a man, estimated to be in his 30s or 40s, breaking into the house with his face covered by a mask.

With the suspect still at large, local residents are expressing their anxiety. Posts such as "I'm scared because there is no news of the culprit being caught" and "I'm even cautious about going out" have been appearing on local online communities.

(Source: Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency, Online Community)