{"id":61907,"date":"2024-11-21T16:56:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T07:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=61907"},"modified":"2026-04-05T16:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:08:50","slug":"unsolved-murder-elderly-couple-haunts-north-korean-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/unsolved-murder-elderly-couple-haunts-north-korean-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsolved murder of elderly couple haunts North Korean city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A brutal double homicide of an elderly couple has sparked fear throughout Sunchon, South Pyongan province. Despite discovering the bodies of the victims, both in their early 70s, on Oct. 6, local authorities have failed to identify any suspects after more than a month of investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a source in the province recently, the murdered couple had quietly supported themselves on a small farm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The couple\u2019s neighbors were perplexed to learn of the murder. \u201cThe two tilled the land for a living. They weren\u2019t destitute, but they didn\u2019t look to be particularly well off, either,\u201d one remarked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLocals say it\u2019s frightening to think of somebody committing murder not to steal something valuable, but just to take some crops. Given how financially strapped people are these days, there are frequent stories about murders,\u201d the source said. \u201cBut what\u2019s most disturbing is that many of these crimes are driven by hunger, rather than being part of a scheme to steal money or valuables.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sunchon police department has been working to find a suspect, but officers have been unable to turn up any leads. So far, the only theory is that the murder was not premeditated, but occurred during the course of a burglary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe city police are currently broadening their investigation to people formerly convicted of burglary who were likely to reoffend. But citizens are skeptical about the police\u2019s approach and joke that nowadays it would be faster to find people who aren\u2019t burglars,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The authorities have been harshly prosecuting serious crimes such as murder, issuing death sentences that are either carried out behind closed doors or in public. But murders continue to occur, and the low arrest rate arouses public anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNowadays when burglars are caught in the act, they threaten violence instead of running off. If you want to stay in one piece, it\u2019s better to pretend you didn\u2019t see the burglar,\u201d one local was quoted as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some citizens say they wish the police would immediately tackle fear-inducing crimes such as robberies and murders and work hard to solve those cases rather than expending so much effort on political crimes such as anti-socialist and non-socialist behaviors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe police pay attention to political and ideological issues and are diligently developing ways to police those crimes, but they aren\u2019t proactive about public safety issues that require an immediate response such as robbery or murder,\u201d the source said. \u201cAt best, they\u2019ll go around the neighborhood after the fact to collect witness statements. People are particularly afraid because they don\u2019t know how to respond to these potentially life-threatening crimes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. For security reasons, their identities remain anonymous.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><em>Please send any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20241118-2\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brutal double homicide of an elderly couple has sparked fear throughout Sunchon, South Pyongan province. Despite discovering the bodies of the victims, both in their early 70s, on Oct. 6, local authorities have failed to identify any suspects after more than a month of investigation. 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