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Man kills great-aunt for ‘not cooking’

By Lim Jeong-yeo

Published : Aug. 22, 2016 - 16:59

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A man who beat his great-aunt to death is being pressed for detention, the Gochang Police said Monday.

The 58-year-old surnamed Kim is being accused of stomping on his 85-year-old great-aunt’s head and neck which resulted in her death on Sunday around 2 p.m. 

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Kim, who lived by himself in the same village as the victim, occasionally visited her for home-cooked meals.

Kim told the police that on the day of the crime however, the victim had declined to prepare a table, and that he was infuriated.

He allegedly threw the victim to the floor and stomped on her before deserting her in a bleeding state.

The victim was found dead by a neighbor who reported the case to the police.

Kim was arrested nearby the village community center on the same day.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)