'Seoul Dongjak-gu "Janglongsisin" Mother and Son Murderer Sent to Prosecution in Custody'

Charged with Familicide and Concealment of Corpse... Admits to All Crimes

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 40s, who was arrested on charges of killing his mother and son and hiding their bodies in a wardrobe before fleeing, has been sent to the prosecution.

On the 8th, the Dongjak Police Station in Seoul announced that they had sent Mr. Heo, a man in his 40s who was arrested on charges of killing a family member and concealing a corpse, to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.

According to the police, Mr. Heo is suspected of killing his mother in her 70s and his teenage son at his home in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, around January of this year, and hiding their bodies.

During the police investigation, Mr. Heo reportedly admitted to all the crimes, stating that he killed his mother impulsively after a dispute over money and also killed his son, who was asleep at the time.

On the 27th of last month, the police discovered the bodies of a woman in her 70s and a teenage boy, covered with plastic, inside a wardrobe in a multi-family house in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, and identified Mr. Heo as a suspect, pursuing him. Mr. Heo was apprehended at a motel on April 30, just three days after the police began tracking him.

Meanwhile, the arrest warrant requested by the police for a woman who was with Mr. Heo at the motel at the time of his capture, on charges of aiding a criminal, was dismissed by the court.

The police believe that although this woman did not participate in the murders, she helped Mr. Heo escape, and they plan to continue supplementary investigations, including forensic analysis of her mobile phone.

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