Teenage Brothers Who Killed Grandmother Who Raised Them for 10 Years Detained on "Risk of Escape and Evidence Tampering"

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Teenage brothers in Daegu who killed their grandmother, who had raised them for nearly 10 years, have been arrested.

On the 31st, Chief Judge Huh Young-gu of the Daegu District Court Western Branch issued arrest warrants for Lee (18) and his younger brother (16), who are accused of killing a direct ascendant, stating, "There is a risk of flight and evidence destruction, and there are unavoidable reasons to detain them as juveniles."

The brothers underwent a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) that afternoon. They remained silent in response to questions from the press while going to and from the court. A police official said, "With the suspects detained, we will further investigate to see if there are any missing parts in the case."

An autopsy on the deceased grandmother was conducted that morning. According to police officials, the cause of death was confirmed to be excessive bleeding due to multiple stab wounds, as previously reported.

The brothers are accused of stabbing their 70-year-old grandmother more than 30 times on the face, head, shoulders, and arms with a weapon at a house in Bisan-dong, Seo-gu, around 12:10 a.m. the previous day. The Daegu Western Police Station urgently arrested Lee and his brother at the scene and questioned them. Lee reportedly stated to the police, "I was annoyed because grandmother nagged a lot and made me run errands," and "I planned with my younger brother to kill grandmother."

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