Chunbuk Gunsan police arrested 52-year-old A on suspicion of murdering his wife and taking the body to the rice paddies.
A is accused of abandoning his body in a nearby ricefield after his wife was beaten to death at his home in Jongchon-dong, Gunsan City, North Jeolla Province, at about 11 pm on the 22nd.
He was arrested in a dormant shelter on the highway early today after he was told he had "had an accident" and flew away.
A stated, "I had a conflict with my married wife last year and was about to divorce."
Police will investigate the incident and apply for arrest warrants on charges of murder or assault against A.
50 fatalities arrested in the rice fields after the murder of his wife
2019-03-23T02:26:38.481Z
Chunbuk Gunsan police arrested 52-year-old A on suspicion of murdering his wife and taking the body to the rice paddies. A is suspected of leaving his body in a nearby ricefield after his wife was beaten to death at his home in Jungchon - dong, Gunsan City, North Jeolla Province, at around 11 o'clock last night.
Source: sbskr