Metro53 - South Korea has arrested a school teacher and a student's mother who allegedly broke into a school late at night to steal exam papers.
Their attempt took place at 01:20 local time on 4 July (18:20 GMT) at a school in Andong, a city southeast of Seoul, but was failed when the school's security alarm went off.
The teacher is charged with accepting bribes and trespassing, while the mother has been accused of trespassing.
A facilities manager at the school, who allegedly conspired with the duo, has also been arrested for allowing theft and unlawful entry into the school.
Authorities say the teacher had privately tutored the child of the arrested mother - which teachers actively employed by schools in South Korea are not allowed to do.
The student had "consistently maintained top grades", according to public broadcaster KBS, but it is unclear if their academic record is related to previous cases of exam-paper theft.
Police also suspect that money had changed hands between the mother and teacher, and that this was not their first intrusion attempt, KBS reported.
This incident is the latest in a series of exam-related scandals in South Korea, a country notorious for its hyper-competitive education system.
