Man in His 80s Faces Detention Hearing on Suspicion of Killing Wife... Crime in Yangcheon-gu

A man in his 80s who turned himself in to police after killing his wife is awaiting a decision on whether he will be detained.

Yonhap News Agency

According to legal sources on Nov. 15, Kim Hanseong, a presiding judge at the Seoul Southern District Court, held a pre-arrest interrogation for Kang, a man in his 80s suspected of murder, at 3 p.m. that day.

Kang is suspected of killing his wife, who was in her 70s. He reportedly called the police immediately after the crime and said, "My wife was trying to kill me, so I killed her."

Police responding to the call arrested Kang at the scene. The victim was taken to a hospital but later died.

A decision on whether Kang will be detained is expected later in the afternoon.

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