The following was reported in the LA Times today:
A 29-year-old theology student who claimed that she accidentally stabbed her husband in the heart during a clumsy hug was convicted Thursday of murder.
Jee Hyun Song of Anaheim could face 16 years to life in prison when she's sentenced July 20.
She and her husband, Dong Uk Kim, 24, were both students at Anaheim's Bethesda Christian University on Nov. 10, 2005, when she stabbed him in the chest with a 5-inch kitchen knife in their Anaheim apartment.
During the trial, she claimed that he had essentially stabbed himself by unexpectedly spinning her around for a hug from behind while she was holding the knife and cooking noodles.
Instead of calling 911, prosecutors said, she waited two hours before calling a girlfriend, who contacted police.
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The way I figure it, she was probably chopping up some vegetables to add to the noodles, when he tried to hug her...
...I guess the jury didn't buy her explanation, especially when chopped liver was found next to the body -- his liver ... (sorry, I couldn't help myself)...
But what lessons could be learned from this case? I think there are several:
1. There is a time and place for hugging.
2. Expressing one's horniness too quickly can result in unsatisfactory relations.
3. Be careful around older Korean women (especially those wielding sharp objects).