Father in 40s drives car into sea, killing wife and sons over debt burden

A man in his 40s who drove his car into the sea, killing his wife and two teenage sons in Jindo, South Jeolla Province, confessed to committing the act due to mounting debt, police said Tuesday. Gwangju Bukbu Police said Ji, 49, who is accused of murdering his family, told investigators he was overwhelmed by financial burdens. Ji worked as a rebar foreman at construction sites, subcontracting jobs and overseeing a team. Police said he had accumulated about 160 million won ($116,000) in debt after struggling to pay his workers and failing to manage contracts with construction firms. During questioning, Ji said he gave his wife and sons sleeping pills prescribed to his wife, then intentionally drove into the sea. The incident occurred around 1:12 a.m. on Sunday, when Ji drove his car into the waters off Jindo Port with his wife, 49, and their two sons, aged 18 and 16, inside. Ji survived by escaping through the driver's side window and fled to Gwangju using a vehicle provided by an acquaintance, surnamed Kim, 49. Both were arrested on the evening of June 2. Earlier that day at 2:22 p.m., a lWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times