A man in his 30s repeatedly steals luxury watches worth tens of millions KRW... sentenced to 2 years in prison

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The chief judge of the Criminal Division 1 at Changwon District Court in Gyeongnam announced on the 2nd that A (34), who was tried for theft after stealing luxury watches six times, was sentenced to two years in prison.

On June 9th of this year, A visited a watch store in Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, asked to see luxury watches worth 19 million won and 19.5 million won, wore them on his wrist, and ran away.

On the same day, he took an apron hanging on a drying rack at a sashimi restaurant in Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, and stole one adult product from an adult goods store in Geochang.

Earlier, on May 28th, he also stole 12 king crabs and lobsters, 2 octopuses, and 20 large shrimp by scooping them with a net at Masan Fish Market in Changwon and fled.

The presiding chief judge stated, "The defendant has a history of multiple punishments for similar theft crimes and repeatedly committed habitual theft during the recidivism period. Considering the large scale of damage including luxury watches, the sentence is determined."

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