Woman, 50s, sent to prosecutors for poisoning husband; CCTV overturned her statement

A woman in her 50s has been transferred to prosecutors on charges of murdering her husband by adding chemicals to his food. The initial investigation by police considered the possibility of assisted suicide, as the suspect claimed she and her husband intended to die together following the death of their daughter.

However, the investigation took a turn when security camera footage captured the woman secretly adding chemicals to her husband's meal at a Chinese restaurant in Seongnam, Bundang-gu, on May 20. Confronted with this evidence, the woman reportedly admitted that she committed the act without her husband's consent, leading police to reclassify the case as murder.

A suicide note expressing remorse for their deceased daughter and despair over her own life was discovered in the couple's shared room at a goshiwon, a type of small, single-occupancy dwelling. Police cited the suspect's continued risk of attempting suicide and unstable living situation as reasons for her arrest and transfer to prosecutors.