Three Family Members Found Dead... Couple Jumped, Son Shows Signs of Trauma

On the 7th, in an apartment in Wonju, Gangwon Province, a couple undergoing a divorce lawsuit jumped to their deaths, and their teenage son was found dead from stab wounds. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] On the 7th, a couple in an apartment in Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, jumped into a first-floor flower bed and died, and their teenage son was found stabbed to death.

According to the police and fire department, at around 5:51 a.m. that day, a fire presumed to be arson broke out with a "bang" sound on the 6th floor of an apartment in Munmak-eup, Wonju-si. The fire burned 33㎡ out of 112㎡ inside the apartment before being extinguished by firefighters.

The inside of the apartment was extinguished, and A (14), a middle school student, was found dead with full-body burns. Trauma marks were found on his body upon investigation.

A's mother B (37) and father C (42) were found in the flower bed on the first floor of the apartment. B was found dead, and C was taken to the hospital but reportedly died at 1:30 p.m., seven hours later.

It was investigated that B and C were in the process of divorce litigation.

Inflammable materials and oil containers were confirmed to have been found in the master bedroom and a small room inside the apartment.

Analysis of the apartment's closed-circuit television (CCTV) by the police confirmed that husband C returned home around 1 a.m. that day, and wife B returned around 5:30 a.m.

Subsequently, footage showed husband C leaving the apartment, carrying an object presumed to be an oil container, and then re-entering the house.

Since trauma marks were found on the bodies of the deceased A and B, the police plan to conduct autopsies on the family to determine the exact cause of death.

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