Man in his 80s arrested after calling police to report killing his wife

A suspect in his 80s has been taken into custody after allegedly killing his wife, a woman in her 70s, and then calling police to report the crime himself.

Seoul Southern District Court Judge Kim Han-sung issued an arrest warrant for the suspect, identified only as A, on Sunday after holding a pretrial detention hearing, citing concerns about destruction of evidence and flight risk.

A is accused of killing his wife, identified as B, a woman in her 70s, at around 2 a.m. Friday at a residence in Sinwol-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul.

After the alleged killing, A called police directly and said, "My wife tried to kill me, so I killed her. I am the perpetrator."

Officers who responded to the call arrested A at the scene at around 2:20 a.m.