A man in his 50s who lost his home in an auction and lived in his car was found dead

The House Lived in Last Winter Went to Auction
High Possibility of Death Due to Chronic Illness

Not related to the article. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A man in his 50s who had been living in his car after his house was auctioned off last winter was found dead.

According to Nowon District Office and the police on the 10th, A (56) was found dead inside a car parked near Choansan in Wolgye-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, around 11 a.m. on the 8th.

A, who had been living in Wolgye-dong, reportedly lived in his car after his house was auctioned off last winter. He had been moving between saunas, but after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) made sauna use difficult, he started living in his car.

The district office, based on residents' reports that "there is a person washing in the open restroom of the community center and living in a car," judged that A needed help and conducted an interview to provide welfare support.

They also guided A to register as a basic livelihood security recipient and provided emergency living expenses of 470,000 won twice in June and July. They informed him about housing support and advised him to "wait in a goshiwon until the basic livelihood security recipient registration is completed," but A refused.

Afterward, A died during the recipient screening process. He was known to have suffered from chronic hepatitis.

A district office official said, "The basic livelihood security recipient registration screening involves procedures such as verifying family relations and financial information, which usually takes two to three months."

The police found no signs of homicide in A's death and, based on the family's statements, estimated that "it is highly likely that A died from his underlying illness."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.