YouTuber who stabbed creator for rejecting her on stream sentenced to 18 months in prison

A female YouTuber who stabbed a male creator after he rejected her during a livestream has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

The woman, identified only as A, was convicted of special injury after attacking a male internet broadcaster in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

According to Kyeonggi, the incident happened at around 2:50 AM on September 20, 2025, inside a commercial building in Wonmi-gu.

The victim, identified only as B, was broadcasting online at the time of the attack. The stabbing itself was reportedly not shown on stream, but the broadcast captured A swearing and B reacting in pain after being wounded.

Investigators found that the female YouTuber believed she and the male creator were in a romantic relationship and became angry after he denied they were together.

YouTuber’s original sentence reduced on appeal

A was originally sentenced to two and a half years in prison, but the Incheon District Court’s Criminal Appeals Division reduced the sentence to one and a half years during an appeal hearing on June 10.

The court said the victim was still complaining of aftereffects and wanted her to be punished severely. It also noted that the woman had previously been sent to family court over a similar special injury case.

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However, the court said she had admitted to the crime and appeared to have acted impulsively. Judges also considered that she deposited 25 million won for the victim and that his wounds had healed without major aftereffects.

The female YouTuber stabbed the man several times in the abdomen with a dangerous object, though the victim was able to block the attack and was not considered to have been in serious life-threatening danger.

This incident is hardly the first time Korean streamers have been stabbed. Back in 2024, a Korean YouTuber who stabbed his rival on stream bowed and clapped when a judge handed him a life sentence.

In another wild case from 2025, a Korean streamer was found dead, and a “VIP” viewer was arrested for her murder after arguing with her about donating tens of thousands of dollars.