Rising cases of intimate partner homicide and violence in recent months have the Korean public calling for stronger punishment and prevention measures.
Police are investigating a man who was arrested without a warrant on Tuesday for allegedly killing his girlfriend on a building rooftop in Seoul.
The man engaged in a four-hour standoff with the police before leaping from the apartment. During his fall, he struck an exterior structure of the apartment on the third floor before landing on an air mattress laid on the first floor.
A number of homicides occurred in Korea over the past few days, some allegedly killing their romantic partners and even their family members.
Police on Friday apprehended a man in his 30s who fled after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death.
Youngbin has been removed from boy band BLANK2Y, the group’s agency Keystone Entertainment said Saturday.
Stalking and dating violence have steadily increased over the past few years, yet the number of police officers in charge of such crimes has remained unchanged, police data showed Wednesday.
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap