Man attacks wife and daughter, falls to death with wife
Two people died earlier this week after a man attacked his wife and daughter and the couple fell from their apartment to their deaths, according to rescue authorities in South Chungcheong Province on Tuesday.
A 40-year-old man was found dead on Monday at his apartment complex in Cheonan, the province's largest city, and his 38-year-old wife was found critically injured with her heart having stopped. She was taken to a hospital for emergency treatment but died.
Officials at the Chungnam Fire and Rescue Service said they received an emergency call from the couple's 14-year-old daughter, who told them, "Dad stabbed Mom and they fell together (from their apartment unit)." The family had lived in a unit on the 27th floor of the building.
The teenage daughter was found at their home with a knife wound on her neck and received medical treatment at a local hospital.
Police investigating the case presume that the man stabbed his wife and child, and threw himself and his wife from their apartment. It was found that the couple had quarreled frequently, and the wife had demanded a divorce in the heat of an argument.
As the probe continues, officials are asking for testimony from the family's acquaintances and the deceased couple's daughter.
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