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Man arrested for mother's murder says he thought God would revive her

Police arrested a man who said he killed his mother and thought that God would revive her, officers said on Wednesday. Police said the man attacked his mother multiple times with a hammer and a knife while she was sleeping.

2025-12-03

Mother seeks paternity test after baby switched at postpartum care center in Cheongju

A newborn was briefly switched with another at a postpartum care center in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, leading the mother to seek a paternity test after discovering the swap herself.

2025-11-19

Woman indicted for abandoning fetus in freezer has gone missing

A naturalized woman from Vietnam, who was indicted without physical detention for abandoning her newborn in a freezer out of fear that her affair would be exposed, has gone missing.

2025-11-17

Mother gets prison sentence for abandoning her 2 children at daycare

A woman has been handed a prison sentence for abandoning her two young sons at a daycare center and fleeing after her husband was taken into custody.

2025-11-16

Korean-Vietnamese screenplay blossoms into beautiful, tragic film about family in 'Leaving Mom'

“Leaving Mom,” which opened domestically on Wednesday, is a Korean-Vietnamese co-production that took three years of collaboration between the two countries' film studios, starting from the story development phase.

2025-11-06

Gwangju man arrested for tying up mother, stealing $215

A man was arrested in Gwangju on charges of tying up his mother and stealing money from her, police said, making off with 300,000 won from the massage parlor she operates.

2025-09-19

Court reduces sentence of mother who killed twin infant daughters, cites postpartum depression and domestic abuse

A mother convicted of killing her seven-month-old twin daughters received a reduced sentence on appeal after the court acknowledged her struggles with postpartum depression and domestic violence.

2025-09-16

Woman sentenced for stabbing mother-in-law in heated argument with husband

A woman in her 20s was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to murder her mother-in-law during an argument with her husband.

2025-07-15

President Yoon's mother-in-law released on parole

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law, Choi Eun-soon, who had been in prison for forging documents, was released on parole on Tuesday.

2024-05-14

Justice Ministry approves parole for Yoon's mother-in-law

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law Choi Eun-soon, who has been in prison for forging documents, was determined eligible for parole by the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday.

2024-05-08