{
  "id": 15681958,
  "title": "Man sent to prosecutors for allegedly murdering mother-in-law, kidnapping wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/man-sent-to-prosecutors-for-allegedly-murdering-mother-in-law-15681958",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261020/man-sent-to-prosecutors-for-allegedly-murdering-mother-in-law-kidnapping-wife"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police referred a 26-year-old man, Kim Sung-woo, to prosecutors on Tuesday for allegedly murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife, according to officials. On October 11, Kim stabbed his mother-in-law to death at her home in southern Seoul, before kidnapping his wife, who had been staying there, officials stated. Kim allegedly assaulted his wife in the face while she was restrained in his vehicle before police rescued her and took Kim into custody in Yangyang County, about 150 kilometers east of Seoul, hours after the alleged murder, the Seoul Songpa Police Station reported.\n\nKim's wife had previously applied for divorce mediation in August, but withdrew the request to seek an annulment of their marriage, according to the police station. The suspect had been stalking his wife on 18 occasions between September 16 and October 11, waiting for her near her in-law's home, the police said. Investigators are considering the possibility that Kim may have been motivated by revenge, according to the police report.",
  "summary": "Police on Tuesday referred a man to the prosecution for allegedly murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife, officials said. The man, identified as 26-year-old Kim Sung-woo, is accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death at her home in southern Seoul on Oct. 11 before kidnapping his wife who had been staying there, according to the Seoul Songpa Police Station. Kim allegedly assaulted…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Man sent to prosecutors for allegedly murdering mother-in-law, kidnapping wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/man-sent-to-prosecutors-for-allegedly-murdering-mother-in-law-15681856",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:39:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Man sent to prosecutors for allegedly murdering mother-in-law, kidnapping wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/man-sent-to-prosecutors-for-allegedly-murdering-mother-in-law",
        "published": "2026-10-20T01:07:02.000Z"
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