Content warning: This article contains descriptions of murder and suicide. Reader discretion is advised.
A father and son were found dead after their bodies were discovered in separate places at an apartment complex in Yongin, South Korea, on Dec 11.
Authorities believe the case is a murder-suicide, with a Korean man in his 40s suspected of killing his nine-year-old son before taking his own life, The Korean Herald reported.
On Dec 11, authorities received an emergency call at about 5:55pm about a person who had fallen from a residential building in the Giheung-gu district. Officers who arrived at the scene found a man believed to have died after falling from the 20th floor.
During the investigation, officers found a car key in the man’s pocket and traced it to a vehicle parked within the apartment complex. The body of his nine-year-old son was discovered in the back seat, partially covered with black plastic. Preliminary assessments suggest the child likely died from asphyxiation caused by neck compression.
Police believe the man may have killed his son before taking his own life. CCTV footage showed the man accompanying the child home from school earlier in the day and entering the apartment complex where the family had previously lived. No third party appeared in the footage.
Relatives told officers the man had recently expressed distress after losing about 200 million won (S$175,168) in stock investments. Investigations are ongoing.
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