Spending a weekend hiking has always felt like a questionable decision — which is why finding myself at the base of Mount Gwanak on a Sunday morning felt almost surreal.
Mount Gwanak in southern Seoul, which has recently gained popularity among young hikers as a good-luck spot, was recently vandalized with spray paint, authorities said on Wednesday. A police investigation is now underway.
The government won its first trial in a damages suit against a man who posted an online threat about a stabbing near Sillim Station in southern Seoul, with the court awarding the Ministry of Justice 43.7 million won.
A fatal stabbing by a struggling pizza franchisee highlights financial issues faced by single-owner outlets reliant on delivery services.
A battery exploded at Seoul National University's engineering department building on Tuesday morning. Firefighters are currently working to extinguish the fire. Smoke was reported coming from the building at approximately 10:43 a.m. Tuesday.
A suspect in a knife attack in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, injured two men on Sunday night before jumping to his death from the rooftop of the building.
A man suspected of starting a fatal fire in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak District, southern Seoul, was found dead on Monday, according to fire authorities.
A 30-year-old man who killed a woman after beating her with brass knuckles at a park in Sillim-dong, southern Seoul, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday.
According to law enforcement officials, the perpetrator had viciously beaten the woman, rendering her unconscious with breass knuckles that he purchased a month ago. The man while admitted to attempting rape, argues he had failed.
The man who went on a stabbing rampage near Sillim Station in Gwanak District, southern Seoul, last Friday, killing one and injuring three others, has been identified as 33-year-old Jo Seon.
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