Name Unknown.
Died: October 7, 2025.
Age at death: 60s.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Disability: Dementia due to stroke.
Details:
This man was discovered unconscious in the passenger seat of his wife’s car, just after she had taken him out of the nursing home where he lived. The exact cause of his death has not yet been determined, but police say that they found that the car’s black box had recorded her saying, “It’s better to die”, to her husband. They believe that his wife killed him and then jumped from a window to her own death.
Case Status:
The case has been declared a homicide, but cannot be prosecuted because the wife is deceased.
Sources:
Chuseok Murder-Suicide: Wife Kills Dementia-Stricken Husband
Chuseok Murder-Suicide: Wife Kills Dementia-Stricken Husband
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