A martial arts instructor has been charged with murdering a family after the bodies of a mother, father and child were found in Western Sydney earlier this week.
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00:00 49-year-old Kwang Kyung Yoo, also known as Master Lion to his students, was charged with
00:07 three counts of murder at around 9pm last night.
00:11 He's still here at Westmead Hospital recovering from stab wounds he received during an altercation
00:16 with the 39-year-old father at his home in Borkham Hills on Monday night.
00:21 A bedside hearing will be held here at Westmead Hospital later today.
00:25 This comes after a series of events police allege happened on Monday when a 41-year-old
00:30 mother and her 7-year-old son attended the Lions Taekwondo and Martial Arts Academy in
00:35 North Parramatta that Mr Yoo runs and were both allegedly strangled to death by Mr Yoo.
00:41 Police believe he then drove the mother's car to her home in Borkham Hills and allegedly
00:46 murdered her husband.
00:48 Police are still searching for a motive as they piece together the events that led to
00:52 the deaths of this young family, who friends have described as being very kind and humorous.
00:58 The family are originally from South Korea and the consulate have been informed.
01:02 They're assisting police with inquiries as well as working to inform the friends and
01:06 family of this young family back home.
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