Handwritten notes are displayed near the entrance to the women’s public toilet at Sindang station in Seoul on September 19, 2022, after a male suspect allegedly stabbed his colleague to death. Photo: AFP
Handwritten notes are displayed near the entrance to the women’s public toilet at Sindang station in Seoul on September 19, 2022, after a male suspect allegedly stabbed his colleague to death. Photo: AFP
South Korea

Case of South Korean woman killed in subway toilet prompts review of anti-stalking law

  • Justice ministry to plug legal loophole that allows offender to get off scot-free if he can influence or force a victim to pardon him
  • Case triggered further outrage after minister for gender equality and family denied it was a gender-based crime

Handwritten notes are displayed near the entrance to the women’s public toilet at Sindang station in Seoul on September 19, 2022, after a male suspect allegedly stabbed his colleague to death. Photo: AFP
Handwritten notes are displayed near the entrance to the women’s public toilet at Sindang station in Seoul on September 19, 2022, after a male suspect allegedly stabbed his colleague to death. Photo: AFP
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