Woman whose body was found in suitcase was allegedly killed by daughter, son-in-law
Published: 01 Apr. 2026, 11:08
Updated: 01 Apr. 2026, 18:27
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Police believe the woman whose body was found in a floating suitcase in Daegu likely died after being assaulted by her son-in-law.
The dead woman’s daughter and son-in-law, who were apprehended on Tuesday on suspicion of abandoning a corpse, made statements to that effect during questioning, according to police on Wednesday.
Police plan to apply for arrest warrants for the daughter and son-in-law on Wednesday after questioning them further regarding the details of the case and their motive.
“We received consistent statements that the son-in-law is believed to have beaten his mother-in-law to death,” police said. The National Forensic Service is set to conduct an autopsy on Wednesday morning to determine the exact cause of death.
The daughter and son-in-law are accused of putting the body in a suitcase at their home in Jung District, Daegu, on March 18 and abandoning it along Sincheon Stream. The body was found near a bridge in Chilseong-dong, Buk District, by a resident on Tuesday morning.
Police identified the suspects by analyzing CCTV footage and apprehended them about 10 hours after launching the investigation. The suspects admitted to abandoning the body.
Police are seeking to determine the exact cause of death through an autopsy. They may change the charges depending on the results of the investigation and are also considering seeking arrest warrants.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY JUNG SI-NAE [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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