Overview

• Closed-circuit footage showed the sedan carrying the family enter waters off Jindo port at 1:12 a.m. Sunday.
• The Korea Coast Guard salvaged the vehicle at around 7:20 p.m. Monday and found the bodies of the man’s 49-year-old wife and their two high school-aged sons inside.
• Police say the 49-year-old suspect, identified by his surname Ji, escaped the submerged car alone and was detained at about 9:09 p.m. Monday in Gwangju.
• Ji told investigators he faced severe financial hardship due to mounting debt, prompting authorities to explore charges of murder or aiding and abetting suicide.
• Officials plan to seek a formal arrest warrant and are probing an acquaintance’s alleged role in assisting the suspect’s escape.