Mr. A in his 80s, who claims to be the son of a woman who died on the roof of a villa in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, who had been neglected for about 30 years, admitted the charges.
According to the police today (18th), the man made a statement in a police investigation to the effect that he kept his body on the roof of the villa because he loved and cared for his mother so much.
Mr. A is the father of the villa owner and lives in this villa.
The police believe that Mr. A's statement is close to the facts, but he is waiting for the results after requesting a DNA test from the National Institute of Scientific Investigation to confirm whether he is actually paternal.
The police are considering whether the charges for abandonment of death can be applied according to Mr. A's statement.
Meanwhile, even if Mr. A is accused of abandoning his body, it is not expected to lead to actual punishment.
The statute of prosecution for abandonment of corpse is 7 years, and for acts of deceased body abandonment 30 years ago, there is no right to prosecution.
On the afternoon of the afternoon of the 10th, Seoul Dongdaemun Police Station discovered a woman's body that had been waxed on the roof of a villa in Jegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, and started an internal investigation.
At the time of discovery, it is said that the body was wrapped in a cloth inside a rubber container.