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Jeon Joo-hwan, stalker and murderer, who killed his co-worker on Sept. 14 last year, being escorted to the prosecutors' office by the police on Sept. 21 2022. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Top court upholds life sentence for Sindang Station killer

The 32 year-old Jeon Joo-hwan committed his crime on Sept. 14 last year when he murdered a 28-year-old former co-worker, whom he had been stalking, in the women's toilet at Sindang Station Line No. 2.

2023.10.12

Two security guards protect a Seoul city official on Wednesday during a demonstration of the metropolitan government's latest measures, including security services for stalking victims in need of protection. [YONHAP]

Seoul announces new measures to protect stalking victims

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched a unit to support stalking victims, aiming to provide tailored responses, increase protection facilities, and offer mental consultation sessions, legal assistance and medical care.

2023.9.13

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A memorial space to remember the victim of the Sindang Station murder is set up at exit No. 10 of Sindang Station on line No. 2 on Monday. Jeon Joo-hwan, the killer, stabbed a woman colleague to death in the subway station's public restroom on Sep. 14, 2022. [NEWS1]

Stalking protections still lacking 1 year after Sindang murder, expert says

Around one out of 10 restrictive measures ordered by the court between October 2021 and July this year were ignored by those facing stalking charges.

2023.9.12

Jeon Joo-hwan, who is charged with murdering a former coworker at Sindang Station last year, stands before the press at Seoul Namdaemun Police Station as he is transferred to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Sept. 21, 2022. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Sindang Station murderer sentenced to life in prison

The Seoul High Court sentenced Jeon Joo-hwan, the 32-year-old man accused of stalking and murdering a coworker at Sindang Station last year, to life imprisonment Tuesday.

2023.7.11

Jeon Joo-hwan, the suspect in the subway murder case, talks to the press while being transferred from Seoul Namdaemun Police Station to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Sept. 21, 2022. [NEWS1]

Sindang Station killer sentenced to 40 years in prison

A court sentenced Jeon Joo-hwan, the man accused of stalking and murdering a coworker at Sindang Station in Seoul, to 40 years of prison Tuesday.

2023.2.7

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Fate of Gender Ministry hangs in the balance

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family could be abolished or at least downsized in a plan being prepared by the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.

2022.10.5

Jeon Joo-hwan is transferred from Seoul Namdaemun Police Station to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Sept. 21. [NEWS1]

'Sindang Station stalker killer' sentenced to 9 years in prison for stalking, illegally filming victim

Jeon Joo-hwan, the “Sindang Station stalker killer,” was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday for stalking and illegally filming the women he is charged with murdering.

2022.9.29

A woman writes a letter of condolence to a young subway worker outside a public restroom at Sindang Station in Jung District, central Seoul, on Sunday, four days after the worker was stabbed to death by her former colleague. [YONHAP]

[THINK ENGLISH] 신당역 스토킹 살인사건 피해자 추모 발길

The recent murder of a young subway worker at Sindang Station in Seoul has kindled a massive outpouring of grief and frustration across Korea, as mourners ask why local authorities failed to protect the victim from her alleged stalker after so...

2022.9.27

Jeon Joo-hwan, the 31-year-old suspect in the subway murder case, speaks to reporters at Seoul Namdaemun Police Station in Jung District, central Seoul on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Seoul subway murder suspect says what he did was 'truly crazy'

The suspect in the shocking subway murder case said Wednesday he "has done a truly crazy thing" as police referred him to the prosecution for further investigation and indictment.

2022.9.21

People leave condolence messages in front of the public toilet at Sindang Station on Line No. 2 Friday morning in remembrance of the victim. [YONHAP]

Suspect in subway restroom murder found to be victim's stalker, colleague

A man who was arrested on Thursday after allegedly killing a female subway attendant in the public restroom of a subway station in central Seoul was found to be a colleague of the victim who had been stalking the woman for years.

2022.9.16