Arrest warrant sought for man accused of murdering mother-in-law, kidnapping wife amid annulment suit

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SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- Police on Monday sought a warrant to arrest a man on charges of killing his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife, with whom he is involved in a marriage annulment suit.

The Seoul Songpa Police Station in eastern Seoul filed for the warrant with a Seoul court on charges including parricide, a day after arresting the man in his 20s, who had been on the run, according to police officials.

The suspect was accused of stabbing his mother-in-law to death at a house in Seoul's Songpa district and kidnapping his wife before going on the run early Sunday.

He had previously been booked for police investigation in August for frequently using violence against the wife, and the couple had been in a suit to annul their marriage, according to officials.

The suspect has reportedly admitted the parricide charge but denied police accusations that the murder was premeditated, saying that he was trying to change his wife's mind.

A man is transferred to the Seoul Songpa Police Station on Oct. 11, 2026, after being arrested on charge of murdering his mother-in-law and kidnapping his wife amid a marriage annulment suit. (Yonhap)

Arrest warrant sought for man accused of murdering mother-in-law, kidnapping wife amid annulment suit

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首尔，10 月 12 日（韩联社）——周一，警方申请逮捕令，逮捕一名男子，指控其杀害岳母并绑架妻子，该男子与妻子正在办理婚姻无效诉讼。

据警方官员称，首尔东部松坡警察局在逮捕了一名20多岁的在逃男子一天后，向首尔一家法院申请了逮捕令，指控其犯有包括弑亲在内的罪行。

嫌疑人被指控于周日凌晨在首尔松坡区的一所房子里刺死岳母，并绑架了妻子，随后潜逃。

据官方消息，他此前曾于 8 月份因频繁对妻子使用暴力而被警方立案调查，这对夫妇当时正在提起诉讼，要求解除婚姻关系。

据报道，嫌疑人已承认弑亲罪名，但否认警方关于谋杀是预谋的指控，称他当时只是想改变妻子的想法。

2026年10月11日，一名男子因涉嫌在婚姻无效诉讼期间杀害岳母并绑架妻子而被捕，随后被移送至首尔松坡警察署。（韩联社）

警方正在寻求逮捕令，指控一名男子在婚姻无效诉讼期间谋杀岳母并绑架妻子。