Police have launched an investigation after a man in his 70s was found dead in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, following the suspected killing of his wife.
According to police, a family member called emergency services at around 1:40 a.m. Thursday from an apartment in Deogyang-gu, Goyang, reporting that their mother was found dead and their father was missing.
Officers who responded found the husband, identified only by the surname initial A, dead in a flower bed about 200 meters from the apartment building.
Police believe A killed his wife, identified as B, whom he had been caring for over an extended period.
B had been bedridden due to a stroke that left her unable to move freely, and A had been her caregiver for years.
Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.
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