Summer is the season for horror movies. Watching a scary movie in the cinema and getting chills is a favorite way to cope with the heat for some people.
Brutal stabbings and the violent rape of a school teacher on her way to work in a residential area of Seoul in recent weeks have not only escalated fears among the public, but also reignited a fierce debate over resuming the executions of convicted criminals in Korea, which .
Prosecutors indicted Cho Seon, a 33-year-old perpetrator of the July 21 stabbing rampage near Sillim Station, Seoul, on four counts - murder, attempted murder, burglary and defamation. A 22-year-old male died from the attack, while three other victims in their 30s were severely wounded.
Demand for self-defense items such as pepper spray, batons and whistles have spiked in the wake of a recent spate of indiscriminate attacks in South Korea. Online transactions for self-defense equipment shot up 399 percent for the period of July 21 to Aug. 3, from a month earlier, according to Interpark Commerce. Items for sale on the e-commerce platform include expandable batons, pepper spray and brass knuckles. The.