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The Supreme Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul [NEWS1]

Man who shot son with homemade gun appeals life sentence to top court

A man who shot and killed his son with a homemade firearm has appealed to the Supreme Court after an appeals court upheld his life sentence, according to legal sources on Tuesday.

2026.5.26

Supporters hold a rally near the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Feb. 19, demanding an acquittal for former President Yoon Suk Yeol. [YONHAP]

'You can't block the sky with your palm': Yoon's lawyers denounce life sentence for insurrection

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal team expressed dissatisfaction with Yoon’s life sentence on Thursday.

2026.2.19

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An image of a statue of Justitia, the goddess of justice [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

Court posthumously acquits man convicted of killing wife to collect insurance money

A court on Wednesday posthumously acquitted a man who had been sentenced to life in prison 20 years ago for killing his wife to collect insurance money, in a retrial that went forward after he died behind bars.

2026.2.12

A mug shot of Kim Dong-won, a 41-year-old man who murdered three people at a pizza store in southwestern Seoul, is seen in this photo provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Sept. 16, 2026. [YONHAP]

Man sentenced to life for fatally stabbing three people at pizza store in Seoul

A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing three people at a pizza store in the capital last year.

2026.2.5

A mugshot of elementary school teacher Myeong Jae-wan, who was convicted of fatally stabbing 7-year-old Kim Ha-neul at an elementary school in Daejeon [DAEJEON METROPOLITAN POLICE]

Life sentence upheld for elementary school teacher who murdered first-grader

A Daejeon elementary school teacher convicted of murdering a first-grade student was sentenced to life in prison on appeal, upholding the lower court’s ruling.

2026.1.16

A man leaves the Yongin Dongbu Police Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on April 17 to attend a court hearing. [YONHAP]

Man receives life sentence for murder of five family members

A man surnamed Lee received a life sentence Wednesday for killing five family members in Yongin, Gyeonggi, after the court rejected prosecutors’ request for the death penalty and ordered him to “beg the victims for forgiveness and atone.”

2025.12.24

A mudang, or Korean shaman, dances on knives as part of a spiritual ritual in Daegu, North Gyeongsang, in this file photo unrelated to the story. [YONHAP]

'Psychological control' of shaman who killed niece in charcoal ritual revealed

The court sentenced an older shaman — who had built a decades-long following through fear and superstition and killed her niece in a brutal charcoal ritual last year — to life imprisonment.

2025.10.8

Murderer Park Dae-seong, aged 31 [JEONNAM PROVINCIAL POLICE AGENCY]

Top court upholds life sentence for man who killed teenage girl in Suncheon

Park Dae-seong, 31, who murdered a teenage girl after following her through the streets of Suncheon, South Jeolla, has been sentenced to life in prison. The Supreme Court upheld the life sentence against Park.

2025.9.9

Kim Shin-hye speaks to the press after she was released from Jangheung Prison in South Jeolla on Jan. 6. [YONHAP]

Daughter serving life sentence for father’s murder acquitted after 24 years

Kim Shin-hye, a 47-year-old woman who had been serving a life sentence for murdering her father, has been acquitted 24 years after the incident.

2025.1.7

The 23 year-old Jung Yoo-jung, who killed another woman of same age in Busan being taken by police on June 2. Although Jung's identity was disclosed, she continued to hide her face in public.

23-year-old killer gets life sentence for grisly murder in Busan

The Busan District Court on Friday sentenced 23-year-old Jung Yoo-jung to life imprisonment for murdering a woman at her home in the Geumjeong District of Busan.

2023.11.24