Man arrested for mother's murder says he thought God would revive her

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Published: 03 Dec. 2025, 13:04 Updated: 03 Dec. 2025, 18:00

The Goesan Police Station is pictured in this 2016 file image. [YONHAP NEWS TV]

Police arrested a man who said he killed his mother and thought that God would revive her, officers said on Wednesday.

Police said the man attacked his mother multiple times with a hammer and a knife while she was sleeping at their home in Goesan County, North Chungcheong, around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The man went to a police station after the attack and told officers he killed his mother. The Goesan Police Precinct detained the man on suspicion of parricide.

He later told investigators he believed God would protect her and "bring her back even if she died.”

A police official said investigators have not found any mental health history for the man.

"We are investigating the exact motive behind the crime," the official said.

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BY KIM JI-HYE [[email protected]]