Man in His 40s Causes Death of Wife and Two Sons, Says "Life Was Hard..."

A man in his 40s who drove his car into the sea at Jindo Port in Jeollanam-do with his wife and two sons inside confessed to police that he "did it because life was hard."

According to Gwangju Bukbu Police Station on the 3rd, Ji (49) stated during police questioning, "I drove the car into the sea with my family and then got out," and "I did it because life was hard."

On the afternoon of the 2nd, a family vehicle that fell into the sea near Jindo Port, Imhoe-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, is being salvaged. Provided by Mokpo Coast Guard, Yonhap News Agency

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Ji, who has been working as a day laborer at construction sites, lived in a studio apartment in Buk-gu, Gwangju with his wife (49) and two high-school-aged sons. It was confirmed that the family was not receiving basic livelihood support.

Ji is suspected of causing the deaths of his three family members by driving his car into the sea at Jindo Port, Imhoe-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, at around 1:12 a.m. on June 1. The vehicle was found at 8:07 p.m. the same day, about 30 meters from Jindo Port, with Ji's wife and two sons found dead inside.

Based on the fact that the driver’s and passenger’s windows were open, police believe Ji drove into the sea with his family and then escaped alone.

After getting out of the water, Ji did not call for help but instead received assistance from an acquaintance to return to Gwangju. The police investigation began after a homeroom teacher, concerned when one of the high school sons did not show up at school and could not be reached, filed a report.

Ji was apprehended by police at 9:09 p.m. on June 2, about 44 hours after the incident, near Yangdong Market in Seo-gu, Gwangju.

The police are questioning an acquaintance, referred to as A, who drove Ji back to Gwangju. They are also considering charging Ji with murder after confirming the exact circumstances of the family's deaths.

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