Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Mother convicted of stabbing teenage girl in retaliation for quarrel with her daughter
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By Jung Min-ho
A woman, 41, has been convicted of stabbing a teenage girl as revenge after a quarrel between the girl and her daughter in Incheon last year.
The Incheon District Court sentenced the woman to six months in prison, suspended for one year, Thursday, for inflicting injuries on the girl, 13, with a weapon at a park on July 24.
She was also ordered to receive treatment for her mental condition.
The woman was indicted after the revenge-motived assault at the park, where she attacked another teenage student, 17, on her way to find the girl.
The injuries were not life-threatening.
“She admitted the charges and expressed regrets,” Judge Hwang Yoon-chul said. “Her unfit mental and physical state at that time and the fact that she had no previous record of serious crimes were factored into the ruling.”