Three Family Members Found Dead in Osan Apartment; Police Investigating
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Police in Osan, South Korea, are investigating the deaths of a couple in their 50s and their son in his 20s, found deceased in their apartment.
- Authorities responded to a welfare check request after a friend reported the family member sent a text expressing despair.
- No signs of forced entry or external foul play were immediately apparent, and police plan to conduct autopsies to determine the cause of death.
A family of three, including a couple in their 50s and their son in his 20s, were found dead in their apartment in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The Osan Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The investigation began after the Busan Police received a joint request for a welfare check on the evening of July 7. A friend of the family had reported that one of the family members sent a text message expressing suicidal thoughts and had since been unreachable.
Upon arriving at the apartment, police discovered the bodies of the man, identified as A, the woman, identified as B, and their son, identified as C. Preliminary findings at the scene did not indicate any signs of forced entry or other indications of external criminal activity.
Investigators found what appear to be suicide notes within the apartment. A police official stated, "Currently, there are no signs of external entry or other criminal suspicion. We plan to determine the cause of death through an autopsy." The police are working to piece together the events leading up to the family's deaths.
Currently, there are no signs of external entry or other criminal suspicion. We plan to determine the cause of death through an autopsy.
Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.