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Body abandonment investigation in Seoul
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Police in Seoul arrested two men after are investigating the death of a 50-year-old Chinese national whose mummified body, believed to be an elderly male, body was discovered wrapped in plastic and newspaper at a waste collection site in Guro-gu. The deceased had been residing in South Korea illegally since 2011. Records indicate the man was hospitalized in an intensive care unit for 17 days in August due to an underlying illness, but was discharged on August 31 without paying medical bills. Authorities detained arrested a man in his 60s for abandoning the body and an 80-year-old landlord for instigating on suspicion of abandoning the act. body. A Seoul court later rejected arrest warrants for both suspects, citing a low risk of flight or destruction of evidence. The 60-year-old suspect admitted to the act, while the landlord claimed he believed he was instructing the disposal of an object that looked like a doll. The deceased was identified as a Chinese national residing in the country illegally. Investigators are looking into whether the deceased's wife fled to avoid reporting movements of the death due to their deceased's female cohabitant, who was also an undocumented status. resident and reportedly left the country while the man was hospitalized. While the body was found in an empty adjacent room rather than his usual quarters, no signs of foul play have been confirmed, confirmed. Police are awaiting final autopsy results from the exact cause of death remains undetermined due National Forensic Service to determine the advanced state exact cause and timing of decomposition. death.
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- 2026-11-03 00:23 UTC Body abandonment investigation in Seoul
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