South Korean court rules banging on ceiling, calling to complain considered stalking

A woman in her fifties has been fined for repeatedly banging on her ceiling with a backscratcher and contacting her upstairs neighbour over noise, with a South Korean court ruling that her actions amounted to stalking.
The Chuncheon District Court fined the 55-year-old woman, identified only as A, 2 million won (US$1,400) for violating the Act on Punishment of Crimes of Stalking, according to legal sources on Saturday.
The court also ordered her to complete 40 hours of a treatment programme for...