80-Year-Old Man Who Killed Wife in Yangcheon-gu Had Prior Domestic Violence Reports

Three reports filed, once a year since 2024
Husband with dementia... Police closed cases of marital arguments at the scene

An 80-year-old man arrested at the scene for killing his wife in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, had previously been involved in police reports over conflicts between the couple, it has been confirmed.

The Seoul Yangcheon Police Station said on the 13th that it had arrested the man, identified as A, in his 80s, on suspicion of murder.

According to police, A is suspected of killing his wife, who was in her 70s, at a home in Sinwol-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, at around 2 a.m. on November 13.

After the incident, A reportedly called the police himself and said, "My wife was trying to kill me, so I killed her. I'm the culprit." Officers dispatched to the scene arrested him there at around 2:20 a.m.

Police records show that reports of domestic violence involving the couple were filed once each year from 2024 through 2026, for a total of three reports.

At the time, police determined that the couple had argued without any physical assault and closed each case at the scene. As a result, the couple was not placed under separate domestic violence monitoring.

A, who is elderly, is also reported to have dementia.

A is currently being held in a police detention cell. Police plan to investigate the specific circumstances of the crime and then consider whether to seek a warrant for his arrest.

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