'40-Year-Old Older Brother Suspected of Murdering Younger Sibling with Intellectual Disability Sent to Prosecution'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The police have referred a man in his 40s to the prosecution on suspicion of murder for allegedly killing his intellectually disabled younger brother in his 30s.

The Jungbu Police Station in Seoul announced on the 9th that they had arrested and sent Mr. A, a man in his 40s, to the prosecution on charges of murdering his younger brother, who had a level 2 intellectual disability.

Mr. A reported to the police that his younger brother went out riding a bicycle to go to the movie theater around 2:50 a.m. on the 28th of last month but did not return home. The police responded to the report and began verifying the brother’s whereabouts by analyzing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.

However, Mr. A’s report was found to be false. The CCTV footage showed Mr. A and his brother together after the brother supposedly left for the movie theater. Mr. A put his brother in his car and went near Wangsukcheon in Guri City, Gyeonggi Province, and was later seen transferring to another vehicle. The bicycle the brother was said to have taken was found far from the movie theater near Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station.

The next day, the younger brother’s body was found in the northern part of Gangdong Bridge on the Han River. The police confirmed these suspicious circumstances, urgently arrested Mr. A on the same day, and requested an autopsy on the brother’s body.

The National Forensic Service’s examination revealed that sleeping pills were detected in the brother’s body. Investigations showed that Mr. A had obtained a large quantity of sleeping pills from an acquaintance. It was reported that the brother did not usually take sleeping pills. Notably, digital forensic analysis of Mr. A’s cellphone and computer showed search records for words such as “anesthesia” and “sleep.” Mr. A reportedly strongly denied the murder charges during police questioning.

The police applied murder charges based on Mr. A’s actions and the evidence collected so far. It was reported that Mr. A had conflicts with his brother, including a recent property division lawsuit with their uncle, the brother’s legal guardian, over a 4 billion won inheritance left by their parents who died four years ago, and that Mr. A had secretly withdrawn and used the brother’s money, leading to the lawsuit.

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