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Country Intelligence Summary
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May 5, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in South Korea
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 89 case(s)
- Revenge — 64 case(s)
- Control/domination — 56 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 36 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 24 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 125 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 94 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 74 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 66 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 32 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in South Korea
13 case(s)
7 case(s)
3 case(s)
1 case(s)
Cases in South Korea: Motive — Control/domination
Ms. Kim Allegedly Murdered by Jo Jae-bok, Chelsea, and others, Daegu, South Korea
On March 31, a suitcase containing the body of Ms. Kim, a woman in her 50s, was found in a stream in Buk-gu, Daegu. She had multiple fractures presumed caused by external force. The suspect …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daegu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 31, 2026
View DetailsMother-in-law Allegedly Murdered by Daughter and Son-in-law, Daegu, South Korea
A woman in her 50s was found dead in a suitcase floating in the Sincheon stream in Daegu. The son-in-law admitted to assaulting the mother-in-law with fists and feet, which led to her death. The …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daegu | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: March 18, 2026
View DetailsThai wife Allegedly Injured by Korean husband, Uijeongbu, South Korea
A Korean man in his 40s was arrested for pouring boiling water on his sleeping Thai wife's face in an apartment in Uijeongbu City. The wife suffered severe burns and was hospitalized. The husband claimed …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Uijeongbu | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Dec. 3, 2025
View DetailsWife Allegedly Murdered by Army non-commissioned officer, Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
An Army non-commissioned officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for neglecting his wife, leading to her death from severe neglect and infestation by maggots. The wife was found in a semi-conscious state covered …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Paju City | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 17, 2025
View DetailsYoon Ji-ah Allegedly Kidnapped by Joy (Black Cat), Jong Chong, South Korea
Yoon Ji-ah, a 24-year-old South Korean TikTok influencer known as JJ 102, was allegedly murdered by a man known as Joy or Black Cat, who was her biggest fan and supposed manager. Joy, a man …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Jong Chong | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 11, 2025
View DetailsProspective Daughter-in-Law Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Prospective Father-in-Law, Wife of the Father-in-Law, and others, Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
A woman in her twenties, the girlfriend of a man in Pocheon, South Korea, was forcibly taken to a pension by her prospective father-in-law and injected with methamphetamine. The father-in-law, who had a history of …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Pocheon | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Aug. 15, 2025
View DetailsProspective Daughter-in-Law Allegedly Murdered by Prospective Father-in-Law, Prospective Mother-in-Law, and others, Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
A woman in her twenties, the prospective daughter-in-law, was forcibly injected with methamphetamine by her prospective father-in-law at a pension in Pocheon. The father-in-law, who had a history of drug offenses, attempted to drug her …
State/Province: Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | City/Region: Pocheon | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Aug. 15, 2025
View DetailsUnnamed Husband Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Chinese Wife, Iksan City, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
On May 22nd at 11:45 p.m., in a company dormitory in Iksan City, Jeollabuk-do, a 38-year-old husband was stabbed twice in the abdomen by his wife while he was sleeping. Coworkers nearby subdued the wife, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Iksan City | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: May 22, 2025
View DetailsVictim wife Murdered by Mr. Seo, Gangseo-gu, South Korea
Mr. Seo was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering his wife within three months of marriage after she refused to have sex. The victim was intoxicated and had taken sleeping pills, making resistance …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gangseo-gu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 13, 2025
View DetailsHaneul Allegedly Murdered by Female Teacher, Daejeon, South Korea
An eight-year-old first-grade student named Haneul was allegedly murdered by a female teacher in Daejeon, South Korea. The teacher, a woman in her 40s, had a history of depression and had taken a leave of …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Daejeon | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 10, 2025
View DetailsHaesu Allegedly Murdered by Kang Yeong-gyu, South Korea
Haesu, a 24-year-old dental hygienist, was found fatally injured beneath an overpass with a steel pipe piercing her skull. She had been in a relationship with Kang Yeong-gyu, 26, who was arrested and charged with …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 21, 2024
View Details64-year-old wife Injured by 71-year-old husband, Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, South Korea
On November 27, 2024, in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, a 71-year-old husband threatened his 64-year-old wife with a knife after an argument at their home. The husband stabbed a knife into the bedroom door and …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Chuncheon City | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Nov. 27, 2024
View DetailsMs. Lee Murdered by Mr. Kim, Yeonje District, South Korea
Ms. Lee was stabbed more than 20 times by her ex-boyfriend Mr. Kim in her officetel residence in Yeonje District, Busan on September 3, 2024. The couple had a history of dating since November 2023 …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Yeonje District | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 3, 2024
View DetailsSang-ho Case Involving Kang, Imsil County, South Korea
Sang-ho, a 67-year-old man, experienced bitterness and chemical smells in his perilla oil, which was later found to be contaminated with insecticide. His wife, Kang, admitted to mixing pesticide in his perilla oil and pills. …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Imsil County | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: April 23, 2024
View DetailsHusband Murdered by Suspect, Tongyeong, South Korea
In 2023, in Tongyeong, South Korea, a woman involved with a man other than her husband sought to end her marriage. The husband's mistress's lover, a man with a prior murder conviction, could not accept …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Tongyeong | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Nov. 11, 2023
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