
South Korea stalker jailed 40 years for killing woman in subway
A man in South Korea has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for killing a female colleague who had reported him for stalking and harassment. The case sparked an outcry and calls for legal reform in South Korea, after police failed to act adequately on the victim’s repeated complaints. Jeon Joo-hwan, 31, was convicted of stabbing the woman to death in a subway restroom in central Seoul last year. A Seoul court on Tuesday said it had been a “revenge killing”. Jeon, a subway worker, had become obsessed with his 28-year-old female co-worker, stalking and threatening her over two … Continue reading South Korea stalker jailed 40 years for killing woman in subway