Kim Rahn is the managing editor of The Korea Times. Since joining the company in 2003, she has covered various beats including the presidential office, Seoul city government, the Bank of Korea and the tourism industry. In 2014, she won the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for her coverage of the ordeals of migrant women in Korea.
Cambodian wife cuts Korean husbands genitals
By Kim Rahn
A Cambodian wife was arrested Monday for cutting off her Korean husband’s genitals at their home in Sunchang, North Jeolla Province, Friday.
Sunchang Police said that the 26-year-old woman, whose name was not disclosed, cut the penis of her 52-year-old husband, Yang, who was sleeping after drinking, at 7:50 p.m.
The husband was transferred to a hospital and had his organ sutured, with the wound not deemed life-threatening.
Their family members and neighbors testified that the couple often quarreled since their marriage in October 2007. Some of them also said that the wife suspected Yang of having an affair.