Court lifts sentence on South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue | Courts News

A South Korean court has acquitted Choi Mal-ja, a woman convicted in 1965 for defending herself against sexual violence, ruling her actions as justifiable self-defense. The court’s decision, influenced by recent women’s rights activism, overturns her previous conviction, highlighting the need for recognition of women’s defensive actions against sexual violence.

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