A man in his 60s was detained Friday on suspicion of murdering a woman in her 50s and her daughter in her 30s the previous night, the Seoul Suseo Police Station said.

The suspect, surnamed Park, was apprehended by police detectives on a road in southern Seoul at around 7:45 a.m.

Park is accused of stabbing the victims to death at their studio apartment in southern Seoul shortly before 7 p.m Thursday. The suspect is known to be an acquaintance of the deceased elder woman, the police station said, adding it is considering requesting an arrest warrant for him.

Source: Yonhap News Agency