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Supreme Court Confirms 35-yr Prison Term for Adoptive Mother in High-profile Child Murder Case

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a 35-year prison sentence for a woman charged with abusing her adopted toddler to death two years ago in one of the country’s most ghastly child abuse cases in recent years. The mother, surnamed Jang, was indicted on murder charges for abusing the [...]

Broken Families Lead to Child Murder Tragedies

GOSEONG, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of cases in which parents murdered their children have been making the news since the start of the new year. Experts say that one of the causes of these horrific cases is the breakdown of families. Police in Gyeongnam Province reported that Park (42, female), a housewife who [...]