After Killing Mother on Seollal, Slept... 30s North Korean Defector Says "I Think I Was Mentally Unstable"

Fled North Korea with Parents in 2006... Biological Mother Supported Livelihood
"We Lived Harmoniously, Don't Know Why She Did That"

A man in his 30s who killed his biological mother while drunk in the early hours of last Lunar New Year and then calmly slept beside her was handed over to the prosecution. This man is a defector who fled North Korea with his parents in 2006 during his teenage years and has lived in the Seoul metropolitan area for over 20 years. It is known that his mother worked alone in a restaurant to support their livelihood.

[Photo by Yonhap News]

On the 16th, Yonhap News reported that the Goyang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province had arrested and sent a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, to the prosecution on charges of killing a direct ascendant. Mr. A is accused of stabbing his biological mother, Ms. B, in her 50s, at an apartment in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, around 1 a.m. on the 10th, Lunar New Year.

It is known that Mr. A fled North Korea with his parents in 2006 during his teenage years and has lived in the Seoul metropolitan area for over 20 years. His father passed away due to a chronic illness, and it is understood that he lived with his mother afterward. Mr. A had no proper job, and it is reported that his mother earned living expenses alone by working in a restaurant.

According to the investigation, Mr. A was released from prison on the 13th of last month after serving time for a drunk-related incident. Two days before the crime, Mr. A went out, drank with Mr. C, a fellow inmate from prison, and returned home. On the day of the crime, Mr. A took photos of the crime scene and sent them to Mr. C during a phone call. Mr. C then went directly to Mr. A’s house, confirmed the scene, and reported it to the police.

The police who arrived at the scene found the deceased Ms. B inside the house and Mr. A sleeping beside her, and they immediately arrested him. Mr. A admitted to the crime but did not clearly explain the motive. During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated, "I drank 10 bottles of soju over two days." He also said, "I usually got along well with my mother, so I don’t know why I killed her," and "I think I was out of my mind."

A police official stated, "Since the detention period expired and the suspect admitted to the crime, Mr. A was sent to the prosecution," adding, "We plan to clarify the specific circumstances and motive of the crime through investigations of Mr. A’s acquaintances."

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