"Because of You"... Daughter in Her 40s Detained for Killing Father After Losing Hundreds of Millions of Won in Investments, Fearing Blame

Detained on suspicion of parricide

A woman in her 40s who killed her father after the two had a conflict over failed investments has been arrested.

Police image. Yonhap News

According to Yonhap News Agency on October 11, the Cheonan Dongnam Police Station in South Chungcheong Province said it had detained the woman, identified only as A, in her 40s, on suspicion of parricide.

A is accused of killing her father, identified only as B, in his 60s, by striking him with a blunt object while he was asleep at an apartment in Cheonan at around noon on September 13.

Police found that several years ago, A received several hundred million won from her father and invested it in stocks and other assets, incurring losses. She became stressed after her father blamed her for the failed investments, saying, "It's because of you," whenever they met, and then committed the crime, according to the investigation.

The crime came to light more than three weeks later. After A, who had been staying at a lodging establishment in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, left her belongings behind and lost contact, a missing-person report was filed. Police officers then began searching for her whereabouts and visited B's home on October 8, where they found him dead.

Police identified A as a suspect based on evidence including the fact that there were no signs of gas use in the home after she had visited, and arrested her urgently.

The court issued a warrant for A's detention on October 11.

Police plan to investigate the specific circumstances of the case, including the motive for the crime.

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