Woman sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 men with laced drinks
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- A district court on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old ...
A 20-year-old woman, Kim So-young, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in South Korea for the murders of two men and injuries of three others caused by drinks laced with benzodiazepine, a depressant. The court found her guilty of administering the drugs to two men between December 2025 and February, although she was acquitted of harming one of them.
Kim claimed her actions were to prevent the men from touching her after a past sexual assault, but the court dismissed this claim, citing KakaoTalk messages that showed no signs of attempted sexual assault. The court also ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring device for 30 years post-release.
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