A Shaman Burned Her Own Niece Alive... Then Got Only 7 Years?! The Case That Divided South Korea

In this episode, we explore one of South Korea's most controversial criminal cases. In 2024, a woman died after participating in a ritual conducted by her own aunt, a practicing Korean shaman who claimed she was attempting to remove an evil spirit.What followed shocked the nation. Prosecutors initially treated the case as murder, resulting in a life sentence, but an appeal court later ruled that there was insufficient evidence of intent to kill, reducing the punishment to seven years.We examine the details of the fatal ritual, the allegations of psychological control, the courtroom battle over intent versus belief, and the public outrage that continues to divide South Korea. This is a story about faith, family, manipulation, and the difficult question of where belief ends and criminal responsibility begins.