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Busan’s ‘Curiosity’ Killer Gets Life Sentence

BUSAN, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Jung Yoo-jung, a psychopathic murder suspect who stunned the nation in May for killing a stranger just out of curiosity about murder, was sentenced to life in prison by a district court in the southeastern city of Busan on Friday. The Busan District Court handed down the life imprisonment [...]

Gov’t to Create Life Sentence Without Parole to Punish Vicious Criminals

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will push to create a sentence of life imprisonment without parole to more sternly respond to heinous crimes, such as murder, the Ministry of Justice said Friday. The ministry said a revision of the Criminal Act, which contains the creation of the life sentence without parole, will [...]