"A Cockroach Entered Parent's Body"... 40s Man Assaults Mother to Death and Leaves Father in Critical Condition

Gyeongbuk Chilgok Police Station Requests Arrest Warrant for Parental Homicide Suspect and Psychiatric Evaluation

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] A man in his 40s who assaulted his elderly parents, causing his mother’s death, has been apprehended by the police and is under investigation.

On the 15th, Chilgok Police Station in Gyeongbuk applied for an arrest warrant for A (47, laborer) on charges including parricide.

According to the police, A allegedly assaulted his mother (81) at a motel in Chilgok-gun around 5 a.m. on the 13th, resulting in her death, and left his father (75) in critical condition.

During the police investigation, the man stated, "I thought cockroaches had entered my parents’ bodies and that I needed to kill the cockroaches, so I assaulted them." A, who lives in Busan, reportedly committed the crime after staying at a motel while on the way to his sister’s house in Seoul by taxi with his parents that day.

A police official said, "During the statement, he was so incoherent that it was difficult to ascertain the exact circumstances of the incident, and a psychiatric evaluation has been requested," adding, "If the warrant is issued, we plan to conduct the investigation based on the results of the psychiatric evaluation."

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