As the body of a woman in her 50s was found packed in a travel suitcase in Sincheon under the Jamsu Bridge in Chilseong-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, police urgently arrested the victim's daughter in her 20s and her son-in-law.
The Daegu Bukbu Police Station said on the 31st that it urgently arrested the deceased woman's daughter, A, in her 20s, and her son-in-law, B, in his 20s, on suspicion of abandoning a body.
According to police, the couple A is suspected of placing the body of their mother, C, 55, into a suitcase at their residence in Jung-gu, Daegu, on the 18th and abandoning it in Sincheon near Chilseong Market in Buk-gu. A's body was found at about 10:30 a.m. that day after a passerby reported it.
Police analyzed CCTV footage and captured images of the couple A abandoning C's body, and after a pursuit, arrested the couple at their home at about 9 p.m. They reportedly admitted to the crime.
Police plan to question the couple A about their motive and method.