A South Korean man who ate to the point of obesity in an attempt to dodge the army has avoided prison after he pledged to take up his mandatory military service. The man, who was not publicly identified, was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for ...

A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight, local media report. The 26-year-old began binge eating before his physical examination for the draft,

A South Korean man has been found guilty of dodging his required military service after he binge ate for several months in hopes of becoming too obese to serve in a combat role. The 26-year-old, whose name was not released,

A South Korean man has been convicted of evading compulsory military service by eating so much he became too obese to fight.