40-Year-Old Man Arrested for Killing Mother on Lunar New Year's 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 arrested.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on the 24th that A (44) was arrested on charges of parricide.

A is accused of killing his mother B by hitting her with a blunt weapon at a house in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City around 1 a.m. on the 21st.

A's younger brother visited their mother's house to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday and found their mother collapsed, then reported it to the police.

It is reported that A stated during the police investigation that he experienced hallucinations.

The police plan to transfer the case to the prosecution after supplementary investigations.