Family of child murdered by teacher to receive compensation

The bereaved family of a 7-year-old student murdered at her school will receive 127 million won ($83,000) in compensation for their loss.

The Daejeon District Court on Thursday ordered Myeong Jae-wan, a former teacher convicted of murdering the student, Kim Ha-neul, and the Daejeon Metropolitan Government to pay compensation to the victim’s family.

The Kim family had sought more than 400 million won in compensation from Myeong, Daejeon and the school principal over the murder, which occurred on ...