Drama Writer Mother and Daughter Fall to Death from Ilsan Officetel

Police Suspect Suicide... Plan to Investigate People Around

According to Ilsandongbu Police Station in Goyang City on the 16th, a report was received around 12 p.m. that two women were found collapsed in a flower bed of an officetel in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang City. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A woman in her 40s, a drama writer, and her mother in her 70s fell to their deaths from an officetel, prompting a police investigation.

According to the Gyeonggi Ilsan Dongbu Police Station on the 16th, a report was received around noon that two women were found collapsed in a flower bed at an officetel in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si.

The mother and daughter were already deceased when the fire department arrived.

The police suspect, based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, that they jumped from the officetel building by themselves.

It has been confirmed that the mother and daughter did not reside in the officetel.

Since no suicide notes have been found so far, the police plan to investigate the exact circumstances by questioning relatives and acquaintances.

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