(LEAD) Police seek arrest warrants for couple for abandoning mother's body in suitcase | Yonhap News Agency

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OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo) DAEGU, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Police on Wednesday sought warrants to detain a couple in their 20s on charges of placing the wife's mother's body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a stream in southeastern Daegu. The Daegu Bukbu Police Station (Yonhap) The couple were urgently detained Tuesday night after confessing during police interrogation that they put the body in a suitcase at their home in central Daegu, 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 18, then walked to the nearby Sincheon Stream and left it there. Police in Daegu have detained the couple on charges of abandoning the body in a local stream. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) ycm@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #body abandonment #suspect Articles with issue keywords Most Liked Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' directors promise 'bigger,' more 'eventful' sequel (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma Paik Kun-woo, at 80, says 'Music chose me' (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation Most Saved Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' directors promise 'bigger,' more 'eventful' sequel (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation Paik Kun-woo, at 80, says 'Music chose me' (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Trump calls on countries to 'go get your own oil' from Strait of Hormuz, or buy it from U.S. (3rd LD) Lee, Prabowo agree to elevate bilateral ties, expand defense industry cooperation (LEAD) (News Focus) With 'Arirang,' BTS proves endurance beyond long break (2nd LD) Lee asks Indonesia's Prabowo to expand resource cooperation amid Mideast war (LEAD) Lee, Indonesia's Prabowo hold summit talks with eye on defense cooperation Most Viewed More Most Viewed Photos Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang Indonesian president visits S. Korea Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang prev (LEAD) Police seek arrest warrants for couple for abandoning mother's body in suitcase Next (LEAD) Police seek arrest warrants for couple for abandoning mother's body in suitcase

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DAEGU, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Police on Wednesday sought warrants to detain a couple in their 20s on charges of placing the wife's mother's body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a stream in southeastern Daegu.
The Daegu Bukbu Police Station, which is investigating the case, charged the husband with killing a family member and disposing of a body, while the wife faces charges of disposing of a body.
The Daegu Bukbu Police Station (Yonhap)
The couple were urgently detained Tuesday night after confessing during police interrogation that they put the body in a suitcase at their home in central Daegu, 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 18, then walked to the nearby Sincheon Stream and left it there.
The interrogation took place after residents reported the suitcase floating in the stream and the police confirmed through CCTV analysis that the couple were seen leaving their home dragging the same bag.
The male suspect reportedly told police that he attacked his mother-in-law, in her 50s, because she was "usually noisy and did not organize her belongings."
Authorities said the wife accompanied him while transporting the body to the stream.
A preliminary autopsy found multiple fractures on several parts of the victim's body, including the ribs and pelvis.
Police said the cause of death is presumed to be multiple traumatic injuries inflicted by external force.
This captured footage from a security camera in the southeastern city of Daegu, provided by a reader on April 1, 2026, shows a couple in their 20s carrying a suitcase containing the body of the wife's mother on March 18. Police in Daegu have detained the couple on charges of abandoning the body in a local stream. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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- Police in Daegu have detained the couple on charges of abandoning the body in a local stream. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) ycm@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #body abandonment #suspect Articles with issue keywords Most Liked Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' directors promise 'bigger,' more 'eventful' sequel (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma Paik Kun-woo, at 80, says 'Music chose me' (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation Most Saved Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' directors promise 'bigger,' more 'eventful' sequel (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation Paik Kun-woo, at 80, says 'Music chose me' (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Trump calls on countries to 'go get your own oil' from Strait of Hormuz, or buy it from U.S. (3rd LD) Lee, Prabowo agree to elevate bilateral ties, expand defense industry cooperation (LEAD) (News Focus) With 'Arirang,' BTS proves endurance beyond long break (2nd LD) Lee asks Indonesia's Prabowo to expand resource cooperation amid Mideast war (LEAD) Lee, Indonesia's Prabowo hold summit talks with eye on defense cooperation Most Viewed More Most Viewed Photos Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang Indonesian president visits S.

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- OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo) DAEGU, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Police on Wednesday sought warrants to detain a couple in their 20s on charges of placing the wife's mother's body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a stream in southeastern Daegu.
- Police in Daegu have detained the couple on charges of abandoning the body in a local stream. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) ycm@yna.co.kr (END) Keywords #body abandonment #suspect Articles with issue keywords Most Liked Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' directors promise 'bigger,' more 'eventful' sequel (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma Paik Kun-woo, at 80, says 'Music chose me' (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation Most Saved Oscar-winning 'KPop Demon Hunters' directors promise 'bigger,' more 'eventful' sequel (2nd LD) Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' wins NBCC Award for haunting portrayal of trauma (News Focus) Han Kang's NBCC win again spotlights art of translation Paik Kun-woo, at 80, says 'Music chose me' (Movie Review) 'Salmokji: Whispering Water': mood runs deeper than plot Most Viewed All Categories (LEAD) Trump calls on countries to 'go get your own oil' from Strait of Hormuz, or buy it from U.S. (3rd LD) Lee, Prabowo agree to elevate bilateral ties, expand defense industry cooperation (LEAD) (News Focus) With 'Arirang,' BTS proves endurance beyond long break (2nd LD) Lee asks Indonesia's Prabowo to expand resource cooperation amid Mideast war (LEAD) Lee, Indonesia's Prabowo hold summit talks with eye on defense cooperation Most Viewed More Most Viewed Photos Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang Tass news agency's delegation in Pyongyang Indonesian president visits S.
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### Expert Commentary
This article covers body, police, daegu topics. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 569.