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Fri, September 29, 2023 | 04:02

Calls intensify for further regulations on self-defense weapons

Calls intensify for further regulations on self-defense weapons

Growing concerns over the possible criminal use of self-defense weapons are sparking calls for tougher regulations on the products.

Jung Da-hyun | 2023-08-22 13:32

Autopsy suggests rape victim died from strangulation

Autopsy suggests rape victim died from strangulation

The victim of last week's fatal sexual assault on a hiking trail in Seoul appears to have died from strangulation, police said Tuesday, citing a tentative autopsy result from the National Forensic Service (NFS).

2023-08-22 12:26

Recurrence of violent crimes reignites debate over death penalty

Man apprehended for uploading knife rampage threat by pretending to be police employee

Man apprehended for uploading knife rampage threat by pretending to be police employee

An office worker in his 30s was apprehended Tuesday, a day after writing an online post forewarning of a knife rampage at Seoul's Gangnam Station after signing up for a community app as a police employee.

2023-08-22 11:50

Ex-special counsel indicted on bribery charges connected to development scandal

Ex-special counsel indicted on bribery charges connected to development scandal

Prosecutors indicted former special counsel Park Young-soo on Monday on bribery charges connected to a high-profile property development scandal.

2023-08-21 17:05

Recurrence of violent crimes reignites debate over death penalty

Recurrence of violent crimes reignites debate over death penalty

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 death row inmates in Korea, which were halted 26 years ago.

Jun Ji-hye | 2023-08-21 16:58

Autopsy suggests rape victim died from strangulation

Police investigating 18 alleged offenses related to World Scout Jamboree

Police investigating 18 alleged offenses related to World Scout Jamboree

Police are investigating 18 cases of alleged offenses, including five sexual crimes, in connection with the 2023 World Scout Jamboree, officials said Monday.

2023-08-21 16:57

Police to decide whether to disclose identity of rape and murder suspect Wednesday

Police to decide whether to disclose identity of rape and murder suspect Wednesday

Police said Monday they plan to decide whether to disclose the identity of a 30-year-old man arrested recently for sexually assaulting and murdering a woman on a hiking trail in Seoul in a review committee meeting later this week.

2023-08-21 11:46

7 sexual crime reports filed with police during World Scout Jamboree

7 sexual crime reports filed with police during World Scout Jamboree

A total of seven reports about suspected sexual crimes were filed with police during the 2023 World Scout Jamboree, police officials and sources said Friday.

2023-08-18 16:05

Assault, rape suspect in Seoul says brass knuckles were used: police

Assault, rape suspect in Seoul says brass knuckles were used: police

The 30-year-old man accused of assaulting and raping a woman on a hiking trail in Seoul has said he used two brass knuckles when beating her, police officials said Friday.

2023-08-18 11:47

Man apprehended for beating, raping woman on hiking trail in Seoul

Man apprehended for beating, raping woman on hiking trail in Seoul

Police apprehended a man in his 30s Thursday for allegedly beating and raping a woman on a hiking trail in Seoul.

2023-08-17 21:53

Police to decide whether to disclose identity of rape and murder suspect Wednesday

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