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Life sentence confirmed for teacher who killed 7-year-old student
April 2, 2026
The korea Herald News
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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a life sentence for Myeong Jae-won, a 49-year-old former elementary school teacher convicted of killing a 7-year-old student at her school last year. Korea’s highest court affirmed a lower court ruling finding Myeong guilty of the murder, which occurred on Feb. 10, 2025, at an elementary school in Seo-gu, Daejeon, about 135 kilometers south of Seoul.
The victim, Kim Ha-neul, a first grader, was fatally stabbed and later died at a local hospital despite emerge
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