An octogenarian husband has been arrested and is currently under investigation on charges of murdering his wife in her 70s in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province.

According to the Namyangju Nambu Police Station, a report was received at 12:15 PM today (the 29th) stating that a woman in her 70s, identified as A, was found dead at a villa in Hwado-eup, Namyangju.

Police captured the husband, a man in his 80s identified as B, in an emergency arrest after detecting circumstances pointing to his involvement in the murder of A.

It was reported that A was unable to live a normal life, suffering from a chronic illness that left her bedridden and unable to communicate, while B had cared for his wife A for decades.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident involving B.

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