Man in 50s Arrested for Causing Death of Dementia Patient in 80s Over Real Estate Dispute

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Naju Police Station in Jeonnam announced on the 17th that they have arrested and are investigating A (54) on charges of murder and corpse abandonment for causing the death of an 80-year-old dementia patient who had conflicts over real estate issues and abandoning the body.

A is accused of causing the death of B (80) by knocking him down during a fight in front of his house in Ungok-dong, Naju-si, Jeonnam, around 6 p.m. on the 12th, and abandoning the body in a nearby vacant building.

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated that he had long-standing conflicts with B over land transfer issues and that on that day, he pushed B during an argument, after which B lost consciousness and collapsed.

Earlier, B's family reported him missing to the police after he did not return home by the night of the 12th, and the police tracked B's whereabouts and identified circumstances of meeting A on the same day.

The police plan to determine the exact cause of B's death through an autopsy and apply for an arrest warrant for A.

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