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Today's SBS News Hunters Preview (October 15) On today's SBS News Hunters: ▶ Issue Bbaak - 'Black Thursday' Panic..Circuit Breakers ▶ Case Why 1. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:41 PM

Prosecution Reform Committee's Fact-Finding Team Reports First Results on 3 Cases, Including Wirye Case Involving President Lee The fact-finding team of the Ministry of Justice's Committee for Respecting Human Rights in Prosecution, which is looking into allegations of abuse of prosecutorial power, has submitted its investigation results on the Wirye New Town development corruption case and other matters involving President Lee Jae-myung to the committee. SBS Oct 15, 2026 6:21 PM

'Jonber Kim' Acquitted in First Trial Over KRW 340 Billion Scam Coin Price Manipulation Previously, prosecutors had sought a 20-year prison sentence and the forfeiture of approximately KRW 18.8 billion for Park. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:53 PM

Incheon Metropolitan City Pushes Systematic Support for Stabbing Attack Victims, Offers Psychological Counseling for Residents Experiencing Trauma The city and Namdong-gu announced that they will set up a temporary psychological support facility near the See & See building, a large commercial facility in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu where the incident occurred, running through October 23 to provide one-on-one counseling by mental health professionals. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:50 PM

Government Loses Lawsuit to Recover KRW 39 Million in Medical Expenses From Choi Seo-won The correctional authorities have lost a lawsuit filed to recover approximately KRW 39 million in hospital expenses paid on behalf of Choi Seo-won, a central figure in the Park Geun-hye administration's state-affairs abuse scandal, after failing to collect the money for over five years. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:25 PM

Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Murdering Mother-in-Law and Abandoning Body in Carrier Cho Jae-bok, who was charged with murdering his mother-in-law last March and abandoning her body in a travel carrier, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in the first trial. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:13 PM

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Rejects Yongsan Park Housing Plan, Cites Market Anxiety from Tax Overhauls and Expansionary Fiscal Policy Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has once again voiced opposition to the current administration's plan to supply housing on parts of the Yongsan Park site, urging a major overhaul of the government's housing policy direction. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:02 PM

PPP Lawmakers on Culture Committee Visit Jongmyo, Claim Sewoon District 4 Redevelopment Will Not Obstruct Views Lawmakers of the People Power Party on the National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee visited the Jongmyo area today , where the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the government are locked in a conflict over the redevelopment of Sewoon District 4. SBS Oct 15, 2026 5:01 PM

Cho Jae-bok Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison in 1st Trial for Brutally Killing Mother-in-Law and Abandoning Body in Suitcase Cho Jae-bok, who was put on trial on charges of beating his mother-in-law to death and placing her body in a travel suitcase to abandon it, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in the first trial. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:47 PM

Gumi Mayor to Face Court Examination in Legal Battle with Singer Lee Seung-hwan Over Canceled Concert The appellate court has decided to directly question Gumi Mayor Kim Jang-ho in court regarding the cancellation of singer Lee Seung-hwan's concert just two days before the event. SBS Oct 15, 2026 4:43 PM