Police Urgently Arrest 60-Year-Old Son for Drowning Elderly Mother's Body in River

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A man in his 60s who drowned his mother in her 90s in a river immediately after her death in Gokseong, Jeonnam, was arrested by the police.

According to the Gokseong Police Station in Jeonnam on the 4th, the police have urgently detained and are investigating A (66) on suspicion of corpse abandonment.

A is suspected of abandoning the body of his mother in her 90s by drowning it in the river near a bridge in Gokseong-gun, Jeonnam, at around 7:56 a.m. on the 3rd.

Earlier that day, at around 7:40 a.m., another resident visited A's mother's house to prepare breakfast and found the mother deceased in a room. The resident informed A and then reported it to the police and fire authorities.

During that time, A is believed to have placed his deceased mother's body on a motorcycle and abandoned it.

A had generally maintained a good relationship with his mother but is known to have a history of mental illness and had recently stopped taking medication.

The police plan to confirm the exact cause of death through an autopsy and investigate the circumstances of A's crime.

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