Family of four found dead at Uijeongbu apartment

Two parents and their two teenage children were found dead on Friday at an apartment in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi, according to police and fire services.

“It appears that someone has fallen,” emergency responders were told in a report at 12:55 p.m. The site in question was an apartment building in Yonghyeon-dong, Uijeongbu.

A man and a woman, both in their 40s, were found after the fall and taken to a nearby hospital by paramedics. They were later pronounced dead.

Investigators identified the pair as a married couple who lived in the apartment.

Police and fire officials discovered the couple's two children, aged 12 and 8, dead inside the home during a home search.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths, including whether a suicide note was left at the scene.

Authorities also plan to request autopsies from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause and surrounding circumstances.

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BY CHOI MO-RAN [[email protected]]