Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
Man detained by police after allegedly killing father
The symbol of the Korean National Police Agency is seen above. A man was detained by Nowon police after allegedly murdering his father, Tuesday. Gettyimagesbank
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
A man has been detained in northern Seoul on suspicion of murdering his father.
According to Nowon Police Station, Tuesday, the suspect, 47, was taken into custody and questioned after allegedly killing his father, 79, at their house in Nowon District.
A neighbor called the police at 4:47 a.m., saying he heard a man screaming “a person is dead!” When officers arrived they found the body of the victim covered in blood.
The suspect has denied the crime, claiming that one of two men who broke into their house killed his father, and that he found him already dead after returning from fighting off the other intruder.
Offices said there were no signs of forcible entry, and that they were assessing the evidence before deciding whether to ask prosecutors to request an arrest warrant.
Police can hold criminal suspects for up to 48 hours before getting a court-issued warrant through the prosecution for additional detention.