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Civil Servant in 30s Indicted for Murder of Wife Amid Divorce Proceedings The Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office announced today that it has indicted a public official in his 30s, identified as A, under custody on charges including retaliatory murder and child abuse. SBS Sep 22, 2026 5:02 PM

Chinese-Made Body Cameras Spark Controversy Over Face Exposure and Backdoor Risks Body cameras distributed by police to regional police substations and boxes nationwide using a budget of around 19 billion won. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:45 PM

Man Arrested for Smoking Synthetic Cannabis in Police Station Parking Lot Just 10 Minutes After Questioning A man in his 20s has been sentenced to prison for smoking synthetic cannabis in a police station parking lot just after being released from police questioning over suspected drug use. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:37 PM

Elementary Student Injured During Bean-Bag Toss; Teacher Criminally Sued Two Years Later According to the education community on September 22, parent A of an elementary school located in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, filed a complaint with the police against B in June, accusing B of professional negligence resulting in injury due to alleged negligence in classroom safety management. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:27 PM

Off-Duty Police Officer's Sharp Instincts Foil 50 Million Won Voice Phishing Scam According to the Wonju Police Station in Gangwon Province today , Police Inspector A of the Dang-geye District Unit visited the hospital for treatment after injuring himself last May while apprehending a vehicle driven recklessly by an intoxicated driver. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:26 PM

Kim Keon-hee's Sentence Reduced to 5 Years in Prison on Appeal in Influence-Peddling Case; Acquitted Over Vacheron Constantin Watch The Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 15-3 (Presiding Judges Sung Eon-joo, Won Ik-sun, and Lee Hee-joon) sentenced Kim, who was indicted under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:25 PM

Automatic Fire Extinguishers to Be Installed in 6.68 Million Aging Apartments Without Sprinklers The scope of support for supplying smoke detectors will also be expanded to fire-vulnerable homes, including apartments permitted for construction before 2004. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:15 PM

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Criticizes Real Estate Policies in Foreign Media Interview: "Not Even 1 cm of Yongsan Park Can Be Given Up" Mayor Oh pointed to the real estate loan regulations and tax hikes under the Lee Jae-myung administration as one of the causes of the housing crisis, arguing that policies restricting borrowing capacity failed to curb housing demand and instead drove up rents. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:13 PM

South Korea's Largest Dance Festival, National Dance Festival, to Be Held in Seoul for the First Time This is the first time the festival, where dance troupes representing different regions across the country gather to showcase their works and exchange ideas, is being held in Seoul. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:11 PM

Transforming Traditional Markets into Tourist Spots: Construction Begins on Seoul's First Design-Innovation Market, Sinjungang Market The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the design-innovation traditional market project at Sinjungang Market in Jung-gu, officially kicking off the initiative. SBS Sep 22, 2026 4:10 PM