Court jails S. Korean stalker who killed colleague in high-profile case

Jeon Joo-hwan is accused of stabbing the woman to death in a public restroom at a subway station in central Seoul. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): A South Korean man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stalking a woman he is accused of later killing, in a high-profile case which prompted outraged demands for legal reform.

Over a nearly two-year period, Jeon Joo-hwan, 31, stalked and threatened his victim -- a former colleague -- on more than 300 separate occasions, the court found.