A man suspected of starting a fatal fire in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, was found dead on Monday, according to fire authorities.
A 30-year-old man who killed a woman after beating her with brass knuckles at a park in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday.
According to law enforcement officials, the perpetrator had viciously beaten the woman, rendering her unconscious with breass knuckles that he purchased a month ago. The man while admitted to attempting rape, argues he had failed.
Authorities continue to search for missing people after Monday's unprecedented flash floods exposed the acute vulnerability of low-income Seoul residents who live in banjiha, or semi-basement apartments.
Woori Financial Group on Monday inked a memorandum of understanding with the Gwanak District Office and Seoul National University to support start-ups in the area, the financial group said Tuesday.
A walk-through COVID-19 testing booth at H+ Yangji Hospital in Gwanak District, southern Seoul.
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