Arrest warrant sought for man accused of murdering mother-in-law
Police on Monday sought a warrant to arrest a man on charges of killing his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife, with whom he is involved in a marriage annulment suit. The Seoul Songpa Police Station in eastern Seoul filed for the warrant with a Seoul court on charges including parricide, a day after arresting the man in his 20s, who had been on the run, according to police officials. The…
Police in Seoul have requested a warrant to arrest a man on suspicion of murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife, as part of a marriage annulment case, according to police officials. The warrant was filed with a Seoul court by the Seoul Songpa Police Station on Monday, reports say.
The man, in his 20s, had been on the run following his arrest the previous day, police officials add. He is accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death at a house in Seoul's Songpa district and subsequently kidnapping his wife, according to officials.
Earlier in August, the suspect had been booked for a police investigation after a pattern of violence against his wife was reported, according to the source. The couple was involved in a suit to annul their marriage, reports indicate.
The suspect is alleged to have admitted to the parricide charge, but he denies the accusation that the murder was premeditated, stating that he was attempting to change his wife's mind, according to police officials.
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