Headless corpse identified

PARIS - The headless body of a woman abandoned by a South Korean man who committed suicide on Monday by jumping into the River…

PARIS - The headless body of a woman abandoned by a South Korean man who committed suicide on Monday by jumping into the River Seine was that of his mother, police said yesterday.

Wong left the decapitated body of his mother, aged about 50, wearing a T shirt and tracksuit trousers, in a suitcase on the riverside when he jumped in. Police got him out and tried in vain to revive him.

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