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[Regnum] The intelligence level of suspected South Korean serial killer Kim So-yeon,
| …correct spelling Kim So-Young, per Chantry… |
who harassed men on dates, was found to be below normal. The test results cast doubt on the theory that the 21-year-old woman is a psychopathy, according to the Maeil Gyeongjae newspaper.
Kim was arrested on February 19 in Seoul on suspicion of murdering two men. Investigators believe she slipped sedatives into the drinks of the young men she dated. Another victim survived and contacted the police.
Criminal psychology professor Lee Su-jeong explained that Kim's IQ is between 70 and 80, with the average being 100. This means that 90% of people outscore her in this area.
| Various IQ systems would classify her as borderline, feebleminded, slow learner - just above mentally retarded - moron, mental age of 8-12 years. |
The accused was initially diagnosed with psychopathy, but people with low mental abilities, Lee noted, are not capable of carefully planning crimes.
"Low intelligence and psychopathic traits are completely different categories," the professor said.
According to Lee, the girl may have been influenced by her upbringing. Kim's environment was not normal, and she remembers scenes of violence between her parents, the expert added.
Kim herself claimed during interrogations that she hadn't wanted the men dead, but had merely tried to tranquilize them out of fear of harm. After Kim's arrest, police found three more victims who had ingested the poison but survived.
Kim, who faces a long prison sentence, has become a social media star. In just one week, one of her accounts gained over 10,000 followers. Users sympathized with the young woman, romanticized her image, and called her too beautiful to be a criminal.
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