Police Apply for Arrest Warrant for Father of Suspect in 'Jangnong Corpse' Case

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The police investigating the case where the bodies of a grandmother and her grandchild were found in a multi-family house in Seoul decided on the 1st to detain and investigate the child's father, who was apprehended as a prime suspect.

The Dongjak Police Station in Seoul announced that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, who was arrested the previous day on charges of murdering his mother and son and fleeing (murder and killing a family member).

Earlier, on the 27th of this month, the police discovered the bodies of a woman in her 70s and a teenage boy covered with plastic in a multi-family house in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, and launched an investigation. Based on the condition of the bodies, it is estimated that the two had been dead for about two months, and an autopsy was requested from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of death.

The autopsy results indicated no external injuries and a high possibility of suffocation, according to the preliminary opinion delivered to the police by the National Forensic Service. The police apprehended Mr. A, who was hiding in a motel in Seoul early the previous day, and it is reported that Mr. A admitted to the crime.

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