Law & Crime

Teen who boasted of avoiding punishment gets maximum term for killing mother

A teenager who fatally stabbed his mother after she scolded him has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum sentence for a juvenile offender. Although he claimed he was mentally impaired at the time of the crime, the court did not accept this argument.

Nov 6, 2024By KTimes

Teen who boasted of avoiding punishment gets maximum term for killing mother

Court issues arrest warrant for Army officer on murder charges

A court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a military officer accused of killing a woman, dismembering her body and abandoning the body parts in a remote river.

Nov 5, 2024By Yonhap

Court issues arrest warrant for Army officer on murder charges

Prosecutors demand up to 10 years imprisonment for officials over Gwangju apartment collapse

Prosecutors on Monday demanded prison terms of up to 10 years for company officials accused of involvement in the deadly collapse of an apartment building in Gwangju in 2022.

Nov 4, 2024By Yonhap

Prosecutors demand up to 10 years imprisonment for officials over Gwangju apartment collapse

Army officer arrested for killing, mutilating woman colleague

An active-duty Army officer who was arrested by police admitted to having killed a woman colleague, then mutilated and abandoned her body in the Bukhan River in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Monday.

Nov 4, 2024By Lee Hae-rin

Army officer arrested for killing, mutilating woman colleague

Cruel animal deaths to be punishable by up to 3 years in prison

Killing an animal using cruel methods will carry a sentence of up to three years in prison under new sentencing guidelines, the top court said Monday.

Nov 4, 2024By Yonhap

Cruel animal deaths to be punishable by up to 3 years in prison

Man under probe after dozens of reptiles found dead in his flat

A man in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, is under police investigation for allegedly abandoning over 200 reptiles in his home for months, resulting in the deaths of 95 of them.

Nov 4, 2024By Kim Se-jeong

Man under probe after dozens of reptiles found dead in his flat

Drug smuggling attempts rise 24% this year: customs agency

The number of drug trafficking attempts into Korea rose 24 percent during the first nine months of 2024 from a year earlier, the customs agency said Monday.

Nov 4, 2024By Yonhap

Drug smuggling attempts rise 24% this year: customs agency

6 Cambodians jailed for assaulting compatriot

Six Cambodian citizens have been put behind bars for assaulting a compatriot with weapons in Suwon five months ago.

Nov 4, 2024By Jung Min-ho

6 Cambodians jailed for assaulting compatriot

Injured migrant worker stuck in limbo without residency rights

Ajit Roy, a migrant worker from Bangladesh diagnosed with a job-related lung disease, is currently facing a lawsuit while lacking proper visa or residency status.

Nov 1, 2024By Jung Da-hyun