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A South Korean woman has been acquitted of murdering her newborn baby after delivering the child in a hospital. The court's decision followed a trial regarding the circumstances of the baby's death.
A pregnant woman in South Korea tragically lost her baby after being turned away by six different hospitals, raising concerns about emergency medical access.
South Korean police are investigating a woman who attempted to extort money from a nail salon by using an AI-generated image to falsely claim minor injuries to her fingers from a manicure treatment.
A South Korean woman and her doctors have been convicted of murder after she went to the hospital for an abortion, highlighting the country's recently legalized but poorly regulated abortion laws.
A South Korean woman and doctors have been found guilty of the murder of a newborn baby.
South Korea's post-Korean War rise serves as a model for Sudan's recovery, with potential for a mutually beneficial partnership, according to an envoy.
A woman in South Korea has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband by allegedly poisoning his food, in what police believe was an attempted murder-suicide following her daughter's death.
A South Korean court has sentenced a woman in her 90s to one year in prison for helping her son, a drug trafficking ringleader, launder drug proceeds.
A South Korean woman was issued a fine of 1.5 million won ($1,010), suspended for one year, for assaulting a caregiver who shaved her unconscious mother’s head.
A South Korean court has found a woman and two doctors guilty of murder for the death of her newborn baby.
A South Korean woman and doctors have been found guilty of murder after the killing of a newborn baby, highlighting the country's legal ambiguity surrounding abortion.
A woman in her 30s has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Jeonju District Court in South Korea for falsely accusing her boyfriend of rape and using the claim to extort money from him.
Four Chinese tourists risked their own lives to rescue a young South Korean woman from drowning in Malaysia, according to Korean-language media. The incident took place on March 9 near Sapi Island in Kota Kinabalu, according to reports. A Chinese tourist surnamed Meng was snorkeling with friends when she heard a girl crying for help. The girl was not wearing a life jacket and appeared to be struggling to stay afloat. Meng and a friend reached the girl and tried to keep her above water, but soon
A South Korean court has convicted a woman, a doctor, and a hospital director for the murder of a newborn baby. The woman sought to terminate her pregnancy at 36 weeks, and prosecutors stated the doctor delivered the child via C-section and killed it.
A South Korean woman arrested for killing men in motel rooms by spiking their drinks met the clinical criteria necessary to be considered a psychopath, police said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old suspect, identified only by her surname Kim, had scored high marks on the “revised psychopathy checklist”, investigators told The Korea Herald. The test, which measures 20 traits such as callousness, impulsivity, lack of empathy and irresponsibility, has a maximum score of 40. Anyone who scores 25 and...
A woman and doctors in South Korea have been found guilty of murdering a newborn baby, in a case that has drawn significant attention due to the country's lack of abortion regulation.