"50s Man Detained in Car Threatening Ex-Lover 'If You Don't Cut Ties with Another Man...' Receives Suspended Prison Sentence"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A man in his 50s who threatened his ex-lover, forcibly put her in a car, and confined her for seven hours was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 13th, the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 7 (Judge Im Yoon-han) announced that A (54), who was tried on charges of confinement, was sentenced to six months in prison with a two-year suspension.

The court stated, "The defendant confined the victim for a considerable amount of time, and during that process, showed behavior such as threatening to cause a traffic accident and die together if the other man was not dealt with, indicating the severity of the offense is not light."

However, the court added, "It does not appear that the defendant committed the crime with a premeditated plan to confine the victim from the beginning," and "considering that he showed remorse during the investigation and trial process and sought forgiveness from the victim, leading to an amicable settlement," explaining the reasons for sentencing.

A was previously indicted for forcibly putting his ex-lover B into a car behind an apartment in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, at 2:14 p.m. on August 27 last year, and confining her for about seven hours. It was investigated that A headed to Naju, Jeollanam-do at the time.

A is also accused of threatening B and confining her in a car for about 30 minutes around 1 p.m. on September 21 last year.

According to the investigation, A threatened B by saying, "Get in the car if you don't want to die," and made threats such as "Let's die together by staging a traffic accident," and "If you don't get rid of your boyfriend and come back, I will make you a slave."

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