Father arrested for murder of teenager victimised by son's sexual assault

Seoul police arrested a 50-year-old man on Wednesday. He is accused of murdering a teenager who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault committed by his son. According to a Yonhap report, police found the body of the victim girl at an Airbnb home in north-eastern Seoul following information received from a third party, leading to the emergency arrest of the suspect at 1:40 am.

Investigations have revealed that the teenager was sexually assaulted in January, and the accused in that case is the son of the murder suspect. The victim's parents had filed a complaint against the son in March. That son is currently in custody for another crime.

Police are now investigating the motive of the murder suspect and plan to seek a warrant for his formal arrest. As the suspect was in an intoxicated state, police have been unable to interrogate him. It is not yet clear whether this murder was carried out in retaliation for the complaint against the son. There is a provision for severe punishment, up to the death penalty, for murders committed out of revenge.