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S. Korea ferry captain murdered passengers: Supreme Court
South Korea's Supreme Court on Npv. 12 upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for the captain in the Sewol ferry disaster, saying he had effectively drowned more than 300 passengers to save himself.
Flowers and tears as families mourn South Korea ferry dead
More than 100 relatives of victims of South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster tearfully cast flowers into the sea April 15 at an emotional memorial event on the eve of the tragedy's first anniversary.
Parents of South Korea ferry victims shave heads in protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul on April 2, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
South Korea prosecutors seek death penalty for captain of doomed ferry
South Korean prosecutors on Oct. 27 sought the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that capsized in April, leaving 304 people dead or missing.