30s Couple Arrested for Killing Mistress and Abandoning Her on Seohae Bridge

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] A man in his 30s who killed his mistress, dismembered the body, and disposed of it in the sea, along with his wife who assisted him, have been arrested by the police.

The Paju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 22nd that they have applied for arrest warrants for Mr. A and his wife Ms. B, who are the same age, on charges of murder and corpse mutilation.

They are accused of killing Ms. C, a woman in her 50s who was Mr. A’s mistress, with a weapon at their home in Paju City on the 16th, then dismembering the body and abandoning it near the Seohae Bridge.

The police received a missing person report from Ms. C’s husband on the 17th and conducted an investigation focusing on the possibility of a murder case.

Earlier, on the 16th, a resident reportedly reported to the police that Ms. C’s car had been parked for an extended period on the shoulder of Jayuro in Paju City.

After tracking Ms. C’s movements, the police apprehended the couple. Mr. A and Ms. B admitted to the crime but have been changing their statements regarding the specific motive and details of the incident.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the case, believing that after Mr. A told Ms. C to "stop seeing me," a dispute broke out when Ms. C came to their home, leading to the crime.

Meanwhile, the Coast Guard announced that at around 21:35 on the 21st, they found part of Ms. C’s body in the tidal flats near Haengdamdo. The Coast Guard is continuing search operations to find the rest of the body.

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