{
  "id": 19467992,
  "title": "Man arrested on suspicion of killing teenage victim of son's alleged sex crime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-killing-teenage-victim-of-sons-alleged-19467992",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T08:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261111/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-killing-teenage-victim-of-sons-alleged-sex-crime"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the early hours of Wednesday, police arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of killing a teenage girl who had been a victim of an alleged sexual crime committed by his son. The victim's body was discovered at an Airbnb in northeastern Seoul, following a report from a third party. The teenager had reportedly suffered a sexual assault in January, which was alleged to have been carried out by the son of the suspected murderer. The teenager's parents had filed a complaint in March against her father, who is currently detained for another offense.\n\nThe police intend to pursue a formal arrest warrant for the murder suspect following an investigation into his motive. It remains unclear whether the suspect carried out the murder in retaliation for the complaint filed by the teenager's parents. Due to the suspect's intoxication, he was unable to be questioned immediately by the investigators. Under South Korean law, those found guilty of retaliatory murder are subject to severe penalties, with the death penalty being the maximum sentence.",
  "summary": "Police on Wednesday apprehended a man on suspicion of murdering a teenager who was a victim of an alleged sexual crime committed by his son. The man in his 50s was placed under emergency arrest at around 1:40 a.m. after police found the female victim dead at a house in northeastern Seoul following a report from a third person. The location was identified as an Airbnb. The teenager was found to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}