Man in family of three, all with intellectual disabilities, found days after cardiac death

A man was found dead at his home in Jungnang District, eastern Seoul, several days after he died, after his mother and brother, who share his intellectual disability, took days to notice, Jungnang Police Station said Monday.

Police responded on Aug. 6 after receiving a report from the man’s younger brother that he was not moving. By the time he was found, his body had begun to decompose.

The man had lived with his mother and younger brother. All three had severe intellectual disabilities, and police believe the mother and younger brother had not realized that he had died.

Police estimated that the man died two to three days before he was found. An investigation found no evidence of foul play.

An autopsy by the National Forensic Service determined that the cause of death was sudden cardiac death.

BY HAN YOUNG-HYE [[email protected]]