Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Police seek man over acid attack on ex
By Bahk Eun-ji
Police are pursuing a man who allegedly attacked his girlfriend with hydrochloric acid in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province.
The man, identified as Cho, 30, allegedly threw a milk carton filled with the acid at his ex-girlfriend, “A,” 35, and her friend, “B,” 35, in front of A’s house about 6 p.m. Thursday.
“A” and “B” suffered second-degree burns to their faces, necks and arms and are in hospital.
Cho may have committed the crime out of revenge because “A” wanted to break up with him, police said. Cho was waiting for her to return to her house. When she arrived, he threw the acid in her face and ran away, police said.