Seoul police chief indicted over Halloween crush
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean prosecutors have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022 that killed nearly 160 people, according to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office. The indictment of Seoul police chief Kim Kwang-ho came more […]
South Korean night-life district mourns dead a year after Halloween crush
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A year after 159 Halloween revellers were killed in a crowd crush in South Korea, the capital’s night-life district of Itaewon was quiet on Saturday, the area’s usual festivities replaced by mourning for those died. In the days before Halloween, seasonal decorations normally adorn the alleys that house the district’s hottest […]
A year after deadly South Korean crush, families fight for accountability
Seoul, South Korea Reuters One year after Park Young-soo lost her only son in a Halloween weekend crowd crush that killed 159 people in the South Korean capital, she still can’t bring herself to open the door to his room. She says she may not be able to move on with her life until she […]
Seoul tests crowd safety plan ahead of anniversary of deadly Halloween crush
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A knot of people jostled and shoved each other on Wednesday in a narrow alleyway in Seoul, before filing patiently past a barricade of police officers in a crowd control drill held ahead of the one-year anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush. The exercise, showcasing an AI-backed network of nearly 1,000 […]
South Korean police blame fatal Halloween crush on lack of preparation, poor response
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s police on Friday said a lack of preparations and an inadequate response were the main causes of the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul last year, wrapping up a monthslong investigation into the tragedy that killed 159 people. The annual festivities in the popular nightlife area of Itaewon turned deadly […]
South Korea’s Yoon apologises for Halloween crush, vows justice
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologised on Monday for the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, pledging to hold to account any officials found to be responsible for sloppy responses and to reform police and safety management systems. The 29th October crush killed 156 people, mostly in their twenties and thirties, and […]
South Korea Halloween crush victims’ belongings fill quiet lost-and-found centre
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A temporary morgue for some of the people killed in South Korea’s Halloween party crush is now a huge lost-and-found, where hundreds of items such as a “Happy Halloween” backpack and a Minnie Mouse hairband await their owners. The Wonhyoro sports centre was quiet on Tuesday, three days after the crush in […]
South Korea begins probe into deadly Halloween crush
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korean investigators combed footage on Monday from more than 50 state and private closed-circuit TV cameras as well as from social media looking for answers to how a surge in Halloween party-goers trapped in narrow alleys killed so many. As the country began a week of mourning, the death toll […]
South Korea mourns, wants answers after Halloween crush kills 153
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Shocked family members collected bodies, parents searched for children and a country sought answers on Sunday after at least 153 people were crushed to death when a crowd in South Korea surged in an alleyway during Halloween festivities. President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning and designated Seoul’s popular […]
South Korea’s Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills 151
Updated: 2:40pm (AEST) Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their 20s, and his wishes for a speedy recovery […]