A man who tried to kill a woman in a de facto marriage and her daughter by stabbing them with a weapon jumped to his death right after the crime, prompting police to launch an investigation.
According to police on the 14th, at about 5:32 p.m. that day, at a villa building in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, a person surnamed A wielded a weapon at a woman in her 50s, B, with whom A was in a de facto marriage, and B's daughter in her 20s, C.
After the crime, A self-inflicted injuries with the weapon, went up to the building's rooftop, and jumped. Police who responded to the report transported A to a hospital, but A ultimately died.
In the process, B suffered severe injuries to the face and chest, and C suffered severe injuries to the shoulder; both are being treated at a hospital.
A and B had lived together for years, but at the end of last year A was notified of a breakup by B, and at the end of last month B moved out of the home and they completely separated. As the conflict continued, there were four domestic violence reports filed in mid-last month alone. Of these, three cases were closed at the scene because the victim expressed no intention to seek punishment, but one case was booked on a charge of intimidation and was under investigation.
B said stalking continued even after the breakup and filed a complaint with police on the 7th. Police took B's statement and implemented safety measures such as providing a smartwatch and registering with 112, and for A they applied for provisional measures Nos. 1–3 (a written warning, a ban on approaching within 100 meters, and a ban on approaching using telecommunications, etc.) and had received a court decision the previous day.
On the day of the incident, B and C reportedly visited A's home to retrieve belongings left behind and were attacked. It is said they did not request separate protection measures such as police accompaniment in the process.
Police believe A committed the crime after being asked to break up and then being accused of stalking, and they plan to investigate the details. However, due to the suspect's death, the case will be closed as "no right of prosecution."