"De Facto Marriage"… 60s Individual Arrested for Unauthorized Residence in Home of 80s Elderly Living Alone

Registering as a Nephew for Moving-in Notification
Unauthorized Residence for 10 Years, Including Assault
Denied Most Charges Even at the Time of Arrest

A man in his 60s who lived for a long time and even abused an elderly woman in her 80s with disabilities and no family ties was arrested by the police.

The Yangpyeong Police Station in Gyeonggi announced on the 22nd that they have detained and are investigating Mr. A (65) on charges of elder abuse, refusal to vacate, and injury.

Mr. A is accused of living in the home of an 80-year-old woman, Ms. B, in Yangpyeong-gun for over 10 years, ignoring her requests to leave, and abusing her by assaulting her. The police believe that Mr. A came to know Ms. B about 10 years ago while working on public labor projects such as house repairs and targeted her as a victim. Since Ms. B is elderly and has hearing difficulties, it is hard to determine the exact timing of the abuse.

In 2016, Mr. A even registered himself as a resident at Ms. B’s house, pretending to be her nephew. If Mr. A forged documents such as seals without Ms. B’s consent to make a false registration, it would constitute a violation of the Resident Registration Act. However, since the statute of limitations for this law is three years, it was determined that it does not apply to Mr. A.

Although he registered as her nephew, Mr. A reportedly claimed publicly that he was in a de facto marital relationship with Ms. B. Neighbors reportedly did not take this seriously because the two had lived together in the same house for a long time.

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Mr. A’s actions came to light in March when Ms. B reported to the nearby police station, saying, "I was assaulted. Please sell the house and send me to a nursing home." At the time of the report, Ms. B had three broken ribs.

The police judged the case to be serious, separated Ms. B under the pretext of medical treatment, and proceeded with the investigation of Mr. A. They then confirmed the circumstances of Mr. A living in Ms. B’s house without permission and abusing her, applied for a pre-trial detention warrant, and arrested Mr. A on the 18th.

Even at the time of arrest, Mr. A reportedly denied most of the charges, insisting that he was in a de facto marital relationship with Ms. B.

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