▶ Tragedy occurs at VA church residence… “Pastor found it and reported it to the police.”
The Virginia Cornerstone Church residence in Alexandria where the mother’s murder occurred.
John Kim (39 years old, reported on the front page of the American edition of this newspaper on the 11th), who was arrested on the 7th as a suspect in the murder of his mother in Alexandria, Virginia, is known to be a schizophrenic patient.
Mr. Kim was arrested as a suspect in the murder of his mother, Myoung Kim (Korean name Kim Myeong-bok, 75 years old), on a boat in the 6300 block of Lincolnia Road at around 9:40 a.m. on this day.
Mr. C, who had known the deceased Mr. Kim for a long time, said in a phone call with this newspaper on the 11th, “I heard that my son was suffering from schizophrenia and had stopped taking medication.” He added, “The incident occurred at the Virginia Cornerstone Church residence, and the pastor was in the residence. “I first discovered that Mr. Kim was murdered and reported it to the police,” he said.
Mr. C said, “My mother, Mr. Kim, asked me to help my son get a job. On the 5th, I met with my son and my mother, Mr. Kim, and arranged a meeting with the CEO of the company I work for. I am so shocked that something like this happened,” and “The mother and son were on the 6th. “Because they stayed at the church house in the evening, the pastor heard that when they did not attend the early morning service on the 7th, he went to the house, found the mother, Kim, dead and covered in blood, and reported it to the police.”
Mr. C said, “According to the pastor, when we arrived at the company residence, my son Mr. Kim was sitting near the entrance of the house and his mother was lying on the floor bleeding profusely.” He added, “The son told the pastor, ‘I killed my mother,’ and the police “When I arrived, I repeated the same thing.”
Regarding the method of murder, Mr. C said, “From what I heard, people around me said that a lot of my mother Kim’s hair was pulled out and a lot of blood was flowing, so I think they may have grabbed her head and hit it against the wall without using a gun or a knife.” He said.
Mr. C said, “Both my mother Kim and my son attended Cornerstone Church in Virginia where the incident occurred, and Mr. Kim worked at a nearby day care center as a deacon, but I understand that he sometimes stayed at the company house when he prayed,” adding, “I need my son.” “What I was doing was treatment, not employment, but I feel so bad that something like this happened because I didn’t deal with it properly,” he said.
An official at the day care center where Kim’s mother worked said, “I heard the news after reading an article in the Hankook Ilbo,” and added, “It breaks my heart that such a kind person suffered from such a thing.”
Mr. J, who is in charge of Mr. Kim’s funeral, said, “My son’s older sister came from New Jersey for the funeral, and my older brother is currently in Korea. “From what I heard, the suspect has schizophrenia,” he said. “The body is currently at the Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, and we plan to cremate it when it comes out.”
Reporter Lee Chang-yeol>
