South Korea jails man for 40 years for stalking, killing co-worker

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 07, 2023 7:40 pm

SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced a man to 40 years in prison on Tuesday for murdering a woman he had stalked for years, in a high-profile case that prompted calls for legal reform.

Seoul's Central District Court found 31-year-old Jeon Joo-hwan guilty of killing a former colleague in revenge after the victim reported him to police for stalking.

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