60s Husband Who Assaulted Wife Dies After Jumping from Apartment

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] A man in his 60s who was assaulting his spouse died after jumping from an apartment building.

According to the Jongno Police Station and fire authorities in Seoul on the 25th, a report was received around 6:10 a.m. that A (63) was assaulting his wife in an apartment in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Firefighters responded to the scene upon a joint request from the police and set up an air mattress on the ground in preparation for unexpected situations. However, at around 7:10 a.m., A jumped from the 15th floor of the apartment onto the side where the air mattress was not installed and died immediately.

The wife sustained minor injuries from the assault and was transported to the hospital along with their daughter. The daughter was reported to be unharmed.

The police are treating this case as an unnatural death, and the domestic violence case will be closed without prosecution as the suspect has died.

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