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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: Red flag — Escalation Pattern / Violence
Vietnamese woman, High school girl victim, and others Allegedly Murdered by Jang Yoon-gi, Gwangju, South Korea
On May 5, 2026, in Gwangju, South Korea, a young high school girl was murdered by Jang Yoon-gi, a 17-year-old male high school student. Jang had a history of stalking a 26-year-old Vietnamese woman he …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gwangju | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 5, 2026
View DetailsMs. 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 DetailsWife, Husband, and others Allegedly Murdered by Cohabiting Partner, Village near Pohang, South Korea
A woman was found murdered by suffocation in a mountain near her home after disappearing following work. The suspect was her cohabiting partner, while her husband was unaware of their relationship. The husband struggles with …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Village near Pohang | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 30, 2026
View DetailsEx-wife Allegedly Murdered by Ex-husband, Seoulcho District, South Korea
A man in his 60s allegedly killed his ex-wife in her 50s in an apartment in Seoulcho District on March 30. The motive was a dispute over property division following their recent divorce. After killing …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Seoulcho District | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: March 30, 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 DetailsWoman in her 50s Allegedly Murdered by Man in his 60s, Gongju, Chungnam Province, South Korea
On January 2nd, a man in his 60s allegedly stabbed his romantic partner, a woman in her 50s, at a villa in Gongju, Chungnam Province, South Korea, after she notified him of her intention to …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gongju | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 2, 2026
View DetailsBC Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by AC, Siheung City, South Korea
On January 1st at 6:24 p.m., a man in his 50s, AC, allegedly wielded a weapon and stabbed his divorced ex-wife BC at a weekend farm in Siheung City. The injuries included wounds to the …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Siheung City | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Jan. 1, 2026
View DetailsWife Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Husband, Yeongju, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
On December 9, 2025, in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk, South Korea, a husband in his 40s attempted to murder his wife in her 30s during a divorce dispute by trying to push her from the fifth-floor veranda …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Yeongju | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Dec. 9, 2025
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 DetailsAC Disappearance Involving Kim, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea
A woman in her 50s, identified as AC, was allegedly murdered by her ex-lover Kim in Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea. The incident occurred on November 14, 2025, when AC disappeared after leaving work. Her child …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Cheongju | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Nov. 14, 2025
View DetailsVictim Injured in Alleged Murder Attempt by Suspect, Geoje City, South Korea
A man in his 20s allegedly stabbed his lover in the face and neck with a weapon and attempted to push her off the Geoje Bridge into the sea after she expressed a desire to …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Geoje City | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Oct. 15, 2025
View DetailsHwang Allegedly Murdered by Kim, Seoul, South Korea
Hwang, a man in his 20s, was found dead in the trunk of his burned car in a park parking lot in Seoul. He had been missing for six days before the fire. Investigation revealed …
State/Province: Seoul, South Korea | City/Region: Seoul | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Oct. 8, 2025
View DetailsElementary school student Allegedly Injured by Mr. Kang, Incheon, South Korea
A taekwondo instructor in Incheon was arrested for sexually assaulting an elementary school student who was his student. The suspect denies the charges, claiming the act was consensual, but police have applied for an arrest …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Incheon | Incident Type: Rape | Date: Sept. 21, 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
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