Police are investigating following a teenage brother was found dead in a villa in Incheon. At the time of discovery, their parents were lying unconscious.
According to the Incheon Seobu Police Station on the 26th, at around 11:41 a.m. the previous day, a high school teacher of Group A found four family members, including a brother in Group A, who had collapsed in a villa in Seo-gu, and reported it to 112.
Teacher Lee said, “Group A went home because he didn’t go to school and mightn’t be contacted.” It has been confirmed that his brother is not attending school.
The entire family was lying in the master bedroom when firefighters arrived at the scene following receiving a joint response request from the police. The brothers were dead, and their parents, a couple in their 40s, were unconscious. The couple were taken to the hospital and are receiving treatment.
The police requested an autopsy of the body to the National Institute of Scientific Investigation to determine the exact cause of death of the brothers. A police official said, “There were no signs of external intrusion or trauma,” and “the exact circumstances are under investigation.”
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