Husband arrested at wife's funeral indicted for her murder
A man suspected of killing his wife just three months after their wedding and who acted as the chief mourner at her funeral has been arrested and indicted on murder charges. Seoul’s Gangseo Police Station said Wednesday that the suspect, surnamed Seo, was referred to prosecutors on March 20 after being detained on suspicion of strangling his wife, identified as A, while intoxicated at their home on March 13. According to police and multiple media reports, Seo called his mother-in-law on the morning of the incident, claiming he had returned home from work to find his wife unresponsive. In a trembling voice, he said, “I don’t know why she’s like this,” and insisted there had been “nothing unusual.” However, Seo’s story unraveled when police named him a murder suspect and arrested him at the funeral home. “It was just a day after the funeral began that Seo was taken away by detectives,” a family member said. “He even said, ‘Mother, I’ll be back,’ with what looked like a smile on his face.” Until that point, Seo had been acting as the chief mourner at the wake.
Apr 11, 2025By KTimes
