Member of K-pop group Iris stabbed 65 times

Lee Eun Mi -- PHOTO: KOREA HERALD

SEOUL - A MEMBER of the K-pop group Iris was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on Sunday.

Lee Eun Mi (photo), 24, was reportedly stabbed 65 times by her boyfriend, surnamed Cho, who got angry after she broke up with him.

She was attacked on a street at around 2am as she was going home, the Korea Herald reported.

The police arrested Cho at a highway service station the following day.

He later confessed to the crime.

Investigations revealed that they had discussed marriage plans before Lee broke off their relationship.

Reports said Cho had waited for her outside her house to discuss their relationship. But they got into a spat instead. He then stabbed her in her head and abdomen.

Lee, lead vocalist of the girl band, made her debut with Iris in 2005. The group's debut single album, Message Of Love, was released that year.

Extracted from The Straits Times