Court Orders Song Sun-mi's Husband's Murder Instigator to Pay 1.3 Billion Won in Compensation to Bereaved Family

Seoul Central District Court / Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Actress Song Seon-mi won again in the second trial of the damages claim lawsuit she filed against the man who ordered the murder of her husband.

The Civil Division 38 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Park Young-jae) ruled on the 14th that Gwak, the defendant, must pay approximately 1.31 billion won, the same as in the first trial. The court stated, "Considering the submitted materials and arguments comprehensively, it is difficult to see that the first trial's judgment, which held that the defendant is responsible for compensating the family for damages because he ordered the murder causing the victim's death, was wrong." The court also added, "The planning and brutality of the murder method, as well as the degree of mental suffering experienced by the bereaved family, were taken into account in calculating the compensation amount."

Previously, Gwak was indicted on charges of ordering another person to murder Go, the cousin of Song's husband, with whom he had a conflict over their grandfather's inheritance. He was also charged with forging a gift contract to embezzle approximately 60 billion won worth of domestic real estate owned by the grandfather and defrauding 340 million won in deposits. Currently, Gwak is serving a life sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court.

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