Social Affairs
Siblings tortured by acquaintances
Sept. 12, 2017
Four 20-somethings were arrested for imprisoning and torturing two people in their early 20s, Busan Gangseo Police said Tuesday. The group, demanding 2.6 million won ($2,300) from the victims for providing them a month’s accommodation, locked up the 25-year-old sister and 23-year-old brother, pulled off nine of their toe nails, beat them with clubs and burned them with lit cigarettes, police said. They took turns guarding the victims to stop them escaping. (Yonhap)The brother escaped by telling