Subway toilet murder in S. Korea triggers outrage, calls to better protect stalking victims

A man paying his respects near the entrance to a female toilet at Sindang subway station in Seoul, on Sept 19, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
Women paying their respects near the entrance to a female toilet at Sindang subway station in Seoul on Sept 19, where Jeon Joo-hwan allegedly stabbed his co-worker. PHOTO: AFP
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SEOUL - For three years, the South Korean man stalked his younger female colleague, harassing her with over 300 phone calls and messages and illegally filming her after she rejected his romantic overtures.

She reported him to the police and got him arrested in October 2021, but the case was dismissed by a local court.

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