▲ This undated file photo provided by the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency shows Myeong Jae-wan, a teacher accused of murdering a student inside a classroom. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Court upholds life sentence for teacher over student's murder

DAEJEON, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- A court of appeals on Friday upheld a lower court's life imprisonment for a teacher accused of murdering a 7-year-old student at their school in the central city of Daejeon about a year ago.

The Daejeon High Court handed down the ruling to teacher Myeong Jae-wan, 49, after convicting her of stabbing the girl, Kim Ha-neul, to death.

Myeong was indicted for luring the student to a classroom in the afternoon of Feb. 10, 2025, when the girl was leaving an afterschool care program, by offering her a book and then stabbing her there with a weapon she had prepared in advance. She was also charged with kicking and damaging a school computer and assaulting another teacher, several days before the murder.

The appellate court also confirmed the lower court's order for the teacher to wear an electronic tracking device for 30 years.

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