True crime fan who posed as teen, killed tutor ‘out of curiosity’ sentenced to life
Posted on AllSides November 29th, 2023
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Busan Metropolitan Police Agency
A deranged true-crime fan from South Korea who told police she savagely stabbed and butchered an English tutor “out of curiosity” — while pretending to be a high school student — has been sentenced to life in prison.
Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for Jung Yoo-jung, 23, but she begged the court for leniency, claiming that she suffered from hallucinations and a host of mental health issues, reported BBC News.
The Busan District Court spared Jung’s life, but rejected her claims that the monstrous killing was triggered by mental...