"After a quarrel, in a fit of rage..." 20s son kills mother with a blunt weapon, surrenders after 14 hours

Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station, Chungbuk [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A man in his 20s in Cheongju was arrested by the police on suspicion of killing his mother with a blunt weapon.

On the 4th, the Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station in Chungbuk announced that they had arrested Mr. A (28) on charges of killing a family member and planned to apply for an arrest warrant.

Mr. A is suspected of killing his mother, Ms. B (60), with a blunt weapon around 1 a.m. at an apartment in Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gu. It is known that Mr. A, who lived with his mother, had an argument with her for some reason at the time of the incident and swung the blunt weapon in a fit of anger.

According to the police, Mr. A confessed the crime to his older sister and surrendered himself to the Heungdeok Police Station around 4 p.m. that day.

The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident with Mr. A and then apply for an arrest warrant.

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