40-Year-Old Man Arrested for Killing Mother on Lunar New Year’s First Day

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A man in his 40s who killed his mother on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday has been booked by the police.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on the 21st that they have arrested and are investigating A (44) on charges of killing his mother (parricide).

A is accused of killing his mother B by striking her with a blunt weapon at a house in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, where they lived together, around 1 a.m. that day.

A’s younger sibling reportedly discovered the scene when visiting B’s house to celebrate the holiday.

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated that he experienced hallucinations.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for A.