A Man in His 30s Dies During Arrest for Domestic Violence... Police Investigation Underway

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man in his 30s who was reported for domestic violence suddenly died during the arrest process, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

According to the police on the 10th, a domestic violence report was received at around 5:10 a.m. that day at an apartment in Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province.

Upon arrival, the police confirmed that the reporter was B, the wife of the suspect A. She secretly called 112, reporting that the intoxicated A had broken household items and assaulted her by throwing a cigarette pack at her face.

Even after the police arrived, A reportedly could not calm down. When the police tried to separate B and their child to a protective facility at B’s request, A caused a disturbance by throwing a flowerpot inside the house at the officers.

The police then applied charges of obstruction of official duties, subdued the resisting A, and arrested him on the spot. However, immediately after the arrest, A showed abnormal signs such as difficulty breathing. The police promptly called 119 and performed CPR on A until paramedics arrived, but A was pronounced dead around 7 a.m. after being transported to the hospital.

The autopsy revealed no external injuries that could have caused A’s death. The police plan to request a postmortem from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of death.

A police official stated, "The appropriateness of the arrest process will be reviewed by the Inspection and Audit Office of the Southern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency."

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