World · East Asia & Pacific · 14 hrs ago
Seoul police seek arrest warrant for man accused of killing mother-in-law
Police in Seoul have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for a man in his 20s.
He is accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death in the Songpa district and kidnapping his wife early Sunday.
Police arrested him a day later after he had gone on the run.
The couple were involved in a case to annul their marriage, and police had investigated him in August over alleged repeated violence against his wife.
He has reportedly admitted killing his mother-in-law but denies that he planned the killing, saying he was trying to change his wife's mind.
The court will consider the police request for an arrest warrant.
Seoul police sought an arrest warrant on Monday for a man accused of killing his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife.
The suspect was arrested a day earlier after going on the run, police officials said.
Police accused him of stabbing his mother-in-law to death in Seoul’s Songpa district and taking his wife.
The couple was involved in a suit to annul their marriage, and the man had previously been investigated over alleged violence against his wife.
The suspect reportedly admitted the killing but denied that it was premeditated.
- Who
- A man in his 20s is accused; his mother-in-law was killed and his wife was allegedly kidnapped.
- What
- Police sought a warrant on charges including parricide and kidnapping.
- When
- Police sought the warrant on Monday, October 12, 2026; the suspect was arrested the previous day.
- Where
- The killing allegedly took place at a house in Seoul’s Songpa district.
- Why
- The suspect reportedly said he was trying to change his wife’s mind. The sources do not state a motive for the killing.
Police
Suspect
Alleged killing
Police
Police accused the man of killing his mother-in-law and sought a warrant on charges including parricide.
Suspect
He reportedly admitted the parricide charge.
Premeditation
Police
Police accused him of the murder; the sources do not give a police statement on whether it was planned.
Suspect
He denied that the killing was premeditated and reportedly said he was trying to change his wife’s mind.
The suspect was booked for police investigation over frequently using violence against his wife, according to officials.
The suspect allegedly killed his mother-in-law, kidnapped his wife and went on the run.
Police arrested the suspect.
Seoul Songpa Police Station filed for an arrest warrant with a Seoul court.
- Suspect
- Man in his 20s
- Police station
- Seoul Songpa Police Station
- Alleged killing location
- Songpa district, Seoul
- Warrant sought
- October 12, 2026
- Prior investigation
- Booked in August over frequently using violence against his wife
Sources
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