Police to Review Identity Disclosure of Man in His 20s Accused of 'Killing Mother-in-Law, Abducting Wife'

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to Convene Identity Disclosure Review Committee Next Week

A decision on whether to disclose the identity of a man in his 20s detained on suspicion of murdering his mother-in-law and abducting his wife amid divorce proceedings will be made early next week.

A man in his mid-20s, accused of killing his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife amid divorce proceedings, appears at the Seoul Eastern District Court in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the 13th for a pre-ararrignment warrant hearing. Yonhap News.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said on October 15 that it plans to convene an Identity Disclosure Review Committee next week to consider whether to disclose the identity of A, a man in his 20s suspected of murdering a lineal ascendant and unlawfully confining someone under aggravated circumstances.

A is suspected of going to his in-laws' home in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, at around 5:38 a.m. on October 11, stabbing his mother-in-law, who was in her 50s, with a knife, and fleeing with his wife, who was in her 20s, in his car.

Seo Beomjun, presiding judge for warrants at Seoul Eastern District Court, issued an arrest warrant for A on October 13, citing concerns that he might flee or destroy evidence.

A reportedly largely admitted to the allegations, including murder and abduction, during police questioning. He had been under police investigation on suspicion of domestic violence before the crime and was reportedly pursuing a lawsuit to annul his marriage to his wife.

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