An appellate court on Wednesday upheld life imprisonment for a psychopathic woman charged with killing a stranger out of curiosity and then dismembering and abandoning her body.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for the so-called spin kick assailant in the southeastern port city of Busan, who caused social outrage last year due to his brutal attacks on a female stranger for the purpose of rape. The defendant, whose identity has been withheld, is accused of following the victim, to whom he had no personal connection, for 10 minutes all the way to her apartment.
Last week, the Busan High Court recommended a settlement in a legal dispute over a late sailor’s wealth that broke out between his mother and his older sister.
Last week, the Busan High Court recommended a settlement in a legal dispute over a deceased sailor's inheritance that broke out between his mother and older sister. The mother, however, refused the court order to hand over 42 percent of his son's insurance money to the sister, despite leaving her children at a young age and being out of touch for 54 years. The news sparked outrage across the country and rei.
The government and the ruling People Power Party plan to bolster laws and other rules against revenge-seeking criminals after the so-called “spin-kick case” that shocked the nation recently.