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Police seek arrest warrant for man accused of killing mother-in-law, kidnapping wife

The suspect was in the middle of a marriage annulment lawsuit and had been booked in August for abusing his wife.

2026.10.12

A man and his wife are seen with a suitcase that was later found to have carried the body of the man's mother-in-law, in this CCTV footage from a shop on a street where the pair passed by in Daegu on March 18. [YONHAP]

Daegu man charged with parricide after allegedly killing mother-in-law, dumping body in river

A man has been charged with parricide after allegedly beating his mother-in-law to death and dumping her body in a river inside a suitcase. His wife is accused of assisting in disposing of her mother's body.

2026.4.1

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Woman accused of killing mother after family argument at home in Incheon

Police in Incheon requested arrest warrants for a man and woman for their roles in the killing of the woman's mother at their home. The woman, in her 60s, is accused of murdering her mother, while the man is accused of aiding in the crime.

2026.1.25

Man sentenced to 10 years in prison after attempting to kill mother for allegedly not showing empathy over his breakup

A man who attempted to kill his mother after claiming she did not empathize with his pain following his breakup with a romantic partner has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term.

2026.1.20

Police tapes are put up at an apartment in northern Seoul where a man in his 60s, who allegedly shot his own son on July 20, lives [YONHAP]

Debate ensues over proposed parricide law amendment in South Korea

Can tougher punishments for parents who kill their children — mirroring those already in place for children who kill their parents — help prevent the breakdown of family structures?

2025.9.21

A pedestrian on April 15 walks by the apartment where a man in his 50s killed five family members in Yongin, Gyeonggi. [NEWS1]

Yongin family murder sparks calls for tougher penalties on spouse, child killings

The case of a man in his 50s who murdered his elderly parents, wife and two daughters in Yongin, Gyeonggi, has renewed calls for harsher penalties for those who kill spouses or children.

2025.4.17

Two teenage brothers admit to murdering grandmother

Police on Monday arrested two teenage brothers for allegedly stabbing their own grandmother to death. According to Daegu Seobu Police, an 18-year-old boy stabbed his 77-year-old grandmother with a kitchen knife around 12:50 a.m. on Monday...

2021.8.30

Tag: parricide

parricide

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Daegu man charged with parricide after allegedly killing mother-in-law, dumping body in river

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Woman accused of killing mother after family argument at home in Incheon

Man sentenced to 10 years in prison after attempting to kill mother for allegedly not showing empathy over his breakup

Debate ensues over proposed parricide law amendment in South Korea

Yongin family murder sparks calls for tougher penalties on spouse, child killings

Two teenage brothers admit to murdering grandmother