Woman sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 men with laced drinks
A district court on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old woman to life imprisonment for murdering two men and injuring three others with laced drinks. Kim So-young was charged with killing two men between December 2025 and February by giving them drinks spiked with benzodiazepine, a depressant. She was also charged with injuring four other men using similar methods, but the court acquitted her of…
On Thursday, a district court sentenced 20-year-old Kim So-young to life imprisonment for the brutal murders of two men and the injury of three others, all of whom had been given drinks laced with benzodiazepine. The charges against Kim were brought forward for incidents that occurred between December 2025 and February. The court found her guilty of intentionally administering the drugs to four men, although it acquitted her of harming one of the victims.
Kim claimed her actions were in self-defense, stating that she had been reminded of a past sexual assault and only intended to put the men to sleep. However, the court dismissed this claim, citing KakaoTalk messages that showed no evidence of sexual assault attempts by the men. Although Kim may not have initially been aware of the lethal potential of the drugs, she later discovered this information through her research on ChatGPT and other platforms.
As a result of the court's decision, Kim has been ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device for 30 years after her release from prison.
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