치매 노인을 상대로 혼인 신고를 한 후 거액의 상속을 받은 70대 간병인이 잇따른 소송에서 혼인이 무효로 판결 난 후 상속 또한 모두 취소됐다.서울북부지법 제12민사부(부장판사 박미리)는 지난해 83세 나이로 사망한 고인 김모씨와 혼인 신고를 한 전모(여·71)씨에게 김씨의 조카 A씨가 건 상속회복청구 소송에서 A씨의 손을 들어줬다.김씨는 자녀 없이 조카만 여러명 남기고 지난해 9월14일 숨졌다. (사진=연합뉴스TV)2012년 3월께부터 저혈당, 당뇨, 고혈압, 말기신부전 등으로 입원 및 통원치료를 반복하던 김씨는 그해 4월 치매 판정을 받았다.다른 사람의 도움 없이는 지낼 수 없고, 집 주소나 가까운 친지의 이름 등 자신의 일상생활과 관련된 주요 사항들을 기억하지도 못했다. 시간·장소·사람을 인식하는 지남력이 자주 상실되는 등 치매 5단계였다.김씨는 노원구 한 요양병원에서 2012년 8월부터 2014년 12월까지 입원치료를 받았다.이 병원에 입원할 때부터 김씨는 간병인인 전씨에게

부산고법 창원재판부 제1형사부(권순형 부장판사)는 2일 자신을 짝사랑하던 남성을 흉기로 살해한 혐의로 구속기소된 A(23·여)씨에 대한 항소심에서 징역 10년을 선고한 원심을 유지했다.재판부는 "심신상실 상태에서 범행을 했고 원심 형량이 너무 무겁다"는 A씨 항소를 기각했다.재판부는 조현병(정신분열증) 환자인 A씨가 범행당시 사물변별 능력이 떨어지는 심신미약 상태인 점은 인정했다. (사진=연합뉴스 자료사진)그러나 사물변별능력이 완전히 떨어지는 심실상실 상태는 아니었다고 결론내렸다.재판부는 "원치 않는 애정표현을 한 남성으로 인해 조현병이 발현해 범행을 한 것으로 보이고 자수를 했지만 피해자를 잔인하게 살해해 유족에게 깊은 상처를 준 점을 고려하면 죄가 무겁다"고 판시했다.A 씨는 올해 1월 자신을 짝사랑하며 전화, 문자 등을 여러차례 보낸 B씨를 살해했다.그녀는 사건 당일 전화를 걸어 온 B 씨에게 "줄로 손을 묶어야 들어올 수 있다"고 한 뒤 빨랫줄로 양손을 묶은 채 집안에 들어온

'피겨여왕' 김연아(26)가 최근 자신을 둘러싼 논란들에 대해 직접 해명했다.김연아는 23일 서울 송파구 올림픽파크텔에서 열린 2016 스포츠영웅 명예의 전당 헌액식에 참석했다.최근 김연아는 박근혜 대통령의 '비선 실세' 최순실 씨 사태와 관련해 문화체육관광부로부터 '미운털'이 박혀 불이익을 받았다는 의혹에 휩싸였다. 피겨여왕 김연아가 23일 서울 송파구 올림픽파크텔에서 열린 '2016 스포츠영웅 명예의 전당 헌액식'에서 수상 후 소감을 말하고 있다. (연합)지난해 스포츠영웅 선정 과정에서도 인터넷 투표에서 압도적인 지지를 받아 1위에 올랐지만 '50세 이상을 대상으로 한다'는 선정위원회 규정때문에 탈락한 것이 석연치 않고 체육회의 체육대상도 받지 못하는 등 유난히 상복이 없었다는 것들이 근거로 제시됐다.이런 이유와 맞물려 김종 문체부 전 차관이 수영 국가대표 박태환과 대화하면서 "나는 김연아를 안 좋아한다"고 발언한 것으로 알려지고, 지난해 광복절 행사에서 김연아가 옆에 서 있었던

South Korea's terms of trade improved from a year earlier in October due to a decline in import prices and a slight increase in export prices, central bank data showed Wednesday.The terms of trade index for products came to 102.92 last month, up 1.4 percent from a year earlier, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea.The index measures the amount of imports a country can purchase for each unit of exports, showing how the country's exports are doing in comparison with those of others

Sales at South Korea's transportation sector turned around to edge up 0.5 percent in 2015 from a year earlier on a rise in land transportation, storage and other transport services, government data showed Wednesday.The combined sales of local transportation firms totaled 140.9 trillion won ($120.2 billion) last year, up from 140.2 trillion won tallied a year ago, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.It marked the first on-year gain in three years as it logged a 0.9 percent fall in

Former Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na was formally inducted into South Korea's sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday.The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) already announced last month that Kim, women's figure skating gold medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, is its "sports hero" for 2016. The 26-year-old won the honor after a panel of experts at the KOC's sports hero selection committee evaluated her contribution to sports development and national prestige.  (Yonhap)Since 2011, the KOC's

The justice minister and a presidential aide offered to resign earlier this week after President Park Geun-hye was implicated as an accomplice in a high-profile corruption scandal involving her confidante, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.Justice Minister Kim Hyun-woong and Choi Jai-kyeong, senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, tendered their resignations after the prosecution claimed Sunday that Park was complicit in wrongdoings involving her friend Choi Soon-sil

A number of South Korean companies have announced spinoffs of subsidiaries with promises to become more transparent and improve management, but market watchers say they were driven by the growing legislative movement to prevent spinoffs from strengthening corporate owners' control.Snack manufacturer Orion Corp. and dairy producer Maeil Co. were the latest to declare affiliate spinoffs, saying Tuesday they will switch to a holding company structure. Orion will complete the process by June 1 next

South Korea's department store market is expected to top 30 trillion won ($25.6 billion) for the first time this year, industry watchers forecast Wednesday.The landmark figure will likely be reached 86 years after the peninsula's first department store opened in Seoul in 1930. Shoppers visit Shinsegae Department Store in the Gangnam district, which has partially opened after its renovation, on Feb. 25, 2016. (Yonhap)The watchers said domestic department stores have managed to emerge from years o

A growing number of people are shifting their preference from cheap instant coffee to brewed coffee and other types of coffee products, industry data showed Wednesday, prompting coffee makers to develop high-quality products.The instant coffee retail market was valued at 1.07 trillion won ($913 million) in 2015, down from 1.26 trillion won in 2013 and 1.14 trillion won in 2014, according to the data by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation.  Dongsuh Foods Co., South Korea's leading i

South Korea's trade minister pledged Wednesday to swiftly take measures in case US President-elect Donald Trump takes protectionist measures against Seoul.Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Joo Hyung-hwan made the comments in an inaugural session of a consultative body set up between the government and private experts to better deal with trade issues with the US.His comments came amid concerns that Trump could strengthen protectionism. Trump has denounced the free trade pact between South Korea

South Korea and Japan signed a pact on Wednesday to share military intelligence to better counter mounting missile and nuclear threats from North Korea. Defense Minister Han Min-koo and Japanese Ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine officially signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement at the defense ministry in Seoul. The final signing comes less than a month after discussions resumed on Oct. 27, following a hiatus of four years. They tentatively signed the pact last week. On

Prosecutors on Wednesday raided Samsung's headquarters and South Korea's state-run pension fund over allegations that the presidential office influenced the pension fund's decision to back Samsung's merger plan last year.The National Pension Service (NPS) -- which held an 11.6 percent stake in Samsung C&T Corp. and a 5 percent stake in Cheil Industries Inc. -- played a key role in the two units' merger.Prosecutors are investigating whether President Park Geun-hye pressured the state fund to supp