South Korea court upholds sentence for man who sealed girlfriend in cement

30/10/2025
South Korea court upholds sentence for man who sealed girlfriend in cement

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A man in his 50s who murdered his live-in girlfriend and hid her body in cement in a rooftop flat in South Korea has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, 16 years after the crime.
According to legal sources on Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that sentenced the 59-year-old man, surnamed Kim, to 14 years for murder and an additional two years and six months for violating the Narcotics Control Act.
Kim had been living with the woman in her 30s in Geoje, South Gyeongsang...

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