A man has reportedly confessed to murdering his mother-in-law in a savage two-hour beating after finding her too messy and noisy, before getting his wife to help hide the body
The wife of a man who allegedly murdered his mother-in-law for being too “noisy” and “not keeping her belongings tidy” is being accused of helping her husband dispose of the body.
The alleged killer, who is a Korean national in his 20s, reportedly admitted to the murder, explaining to Daegu police investigators that he punched and kicked his wife’s mother for more than two hours after growing frustrated at her for being loud and messy.
An autopsy of the victim’s body showed that she had suffered multiple fractures to her ribs and pelvis, with authorities concluding the cause of death to be blunt force trauma.
Following his shocking murder, the alleged killer reportedly stuffed his mother-in-law’s body into a silver suitcase, before dragging it through the streets and dumping it in a nearby stream.
The killer’s wife, who is the victim’s daughter, has also been charged with aiding the disposal of the body after security cameras reportedly captured her helping her husband carry the case.
The mother, in her 50s, had been living at her daughter and son-in-law’s home for around six months after leaving her husband following ‘marital discord’, according to the Korean Herald.
According to the Herald, Korean authorities believe that the woman had been the victim of abuse at the hands of her son-in-law for several months.
Police began investigating a possible murder after the suitcase containing the body was discovered floating down the river on Tuesday (March 31).
This morning (April 2), both husband and wife were arrested and escorted to a court in the Korean city of Daegu, where the alleged murder took place.
The husband faces charges of murder while his wife is suspected of aiding the body’s disposal.
The two faced separate court hearings this morning after being escorted from Daegu Bukbu Police Station.
According to Korean newspaper The Korean Times, the police are focusing on “whether the couple directly killed her mother, whether others were involved, and what motivated them to abandon the body.”
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