The arrest of trot and popera singer Kim Ho-jung, 33, for a drunk driving hit-and-run was primarily due to his false statements and attempts to destroy evidence immediately after the incident, tactics commonly used by drunk drivers to evade the law.
Controversy has reignited over the laws governing juvenile offenses following a recent incident where a stone thrown by an elementary school student killed an elderly man and the child did not receive any punishment because of his age.
In the summer of 2004, South Korea was jolted by one of the most gruesome crime stories the country had ever witnessed. Driven by hatred for the rich and women, Yoo Young-chul committed 20 murders before he was apprehended, a fraction of his self-imposed mission to kill 100. The serial killer’s dramatic capture, along with shocking details of his crimes, which involved claims of cannibalism and dismemberment, l.
HONG KONG - Some claim the Saturday crowd crush in Itaewon, which killed at least 154 people as of Monday, was like a natural disaster that no one could have prevented. However, many Hong Kongers who learned lessons from a similar incident in Lan Kwai Fong in 1993 think it was the government s job to control the crowds to prevent such a tragedy from happening.
South Korean police have seized $1.3 million worth of crypto in criminal investigations so far this year, official numbers have revealed. But critics say that figure doesn't reflect a sharp rise in crypto-powered crime, and say officers can't keep up with IT-savvy criminals. Read more!