{
  "id": 5233186,
  "title": "Court holds arrest warrant hearing for man accused of murdering estranged wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/court-holds-arrest-warrant-hearing-for-man-accused-of-murdering-5233186",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260903/court-holds-arrest-warrant-hearing-for-man-accused-of-murdering-estranged-wife"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man in his 30s appeared at an arrest warrant hearing on Thursday at the Suwon District Court's Seongnam branch, alleged to be the accused in his estranged wife's murder. Police apprehended him on Tuesday following the stabbing outside their home in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. The couple, both in their 30s, were going through a divorce and the husband reportedly feared disadvantage in court proceedings. He allegedly tracked down the wife with the address from divorce papers despite her living apart under an order due to his domestic violence history. The hearing aimed to decide on issuing an arrest warrant for charges of murder and child abuse.",
  "summary": "A court on Thursday held an arrest warrant hearing for a man accused of murdering his estranged wife in front of their young daughter. The suspect, a public servant in his 30s, was apprehended Tuesday after allegedly stabbing his wife, also in her 30s, outside her home in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. The two had been undergoing divorce proceedings and the man feared he would be at a disadvantage,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Man in his 30s appeared at Suwon District Court's Seongnam branch.",
    "Police apprehended him Tuesday after stabbing outside their Gwangju home.",
    "Hearing to decide on issuing arrest warrant for murder and child abuse charges."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The court's decision on the arrest warrant will determine whether the accused man is formally charged and held in custody, pending further proceedings in his alleged murder and child abuse case.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Court holds arrest warrant hearing for man accused of murdering estranged wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/court-holds-arrest-warrant-hearing-for-man-accused-of-murdering",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:42:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Adopted baby or ‘bought’ for Rs 8 lakh? Court denies custody to man accused of trafficking",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/adopted-baby-or-bought-for-rs-8-lakh-court-denies-custody-to-man",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:00:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Court holds arrest warrant hearing for man accused of murdering estranged wife",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/court-holds-arrest-warrant-hearing-for-man-accused-of-murdering-5231216",
        "published": "2026-09-03T03:17:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}