WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—An 81-year-old woman who had suffered burns was found dead in her home in Woodland Hills, and police sought the public’s help Aug. 3 to find whoever killed her.
A family member of the victim called police at 7:48 p.m. Aug. 2, and officers went to the 208000 block of Martha Street, north of Burbank Boulevard, and found the woman in a bedroom, Officer Annie Hernandez of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told City News Service.
Ok Ja Kim was pronounced dead at the scene, she said.
“Upon arrival, the officers observed evidence of forced entry and of a possible burglary,” she said in a statement. “Officers located the victim in her bedroom, laying on the ground, and half her body under her bed. She was semi-charred, unconscious, and not breathing….