Man drugs elderly relative, steals gold after funeral meetup

A South Korean court sentenced a man in his 50s to prison for a string of thefts targeting female relatives he met at a funeral, using deception and, in one case, drugs to steal valuables. The Daejeon District Court handed down a three-year and six-month prison term to the 55-year-old defendant on charges including robbery and theft, according to local media reports Sunday. Prosecutors said the man approached relatives he had met at a funeral in July and gained their trust before carrying out th

By The Korea Herald