South Korean taekwondo instructor jailed 30 years for death of five-year-old

- Illustrative photo.

SEOUL: A South Korean court sentenced a taekwondo instructor to 30 years in prison for the abuse of a 5-year-old boy at his centre that caused the child's death.

On Thursday (April 10), the Uijeongbu District Court handed down the sentence to the instructor, a man in his 30s, who was convicted of child abuse resulting in death.