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Two men arrested over body disposal in Seoul’s Guro district
Police arrested two men over suspected body disposal in Guro district, Seoul.
One report described the men as being in their 80s and 60s.
A body was found in a pile of rubbish in a residential area on the morning of October 27.
Police said the suspected disposal took place on October 22.
The case concerns the handling of a body in a residential area of South Korea’s capital.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the suspected disposal.
No further details about the body or the arrests were reported.
Police arrested two men on suspicion of disposing of a body in Seoul’s Guro district.
JTBC reported that the men were in their 80s and 60s.
The body, believed to be that of an adult man, was found in a pile of rubbish in a residential area on October 27.
It was wrapped in plastic and newspaper and was significantly decomposed.
Police are investigating the circumstances and seeking to confirm the person’s identity and cause of death.
- Who
- Two men were arrested; JTBC reported they were in their 80s and 60s.
- What
- They were arrested on suspicion of disposing of a body.
- When
- The alleged disposal was on October 22, according to police. The body was found and the arrests were reported on October 27, 2026.
- Where
- A residential area in Seoul’s Guro district.
- Why
- Not stated
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Police said the body was allegedly disposed of on this date.
A district sanitation worker reported finding a body in a rubbish pile in a residential area of Guro district.
Police arrested two men on suspicion of disposing of the body.
- Arrests
- Two men
- Reported ages
- In their 80s and 60s
- Alleged disposal
- October 22
- Discovery
- October 27, around 11 a.m.
- Location
- Residential area in Seoul’s Guro district
- Condition
- Body was wrapped in plastic and newspaper and significantly decomposed
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Two people arrested on suspicion of abandoning a body in Seoul's Guro District
The body was abandoned on the 22nd; we are investigating the circumstances.