"Give Disaster Relief Funds"... Even Go Yoo-jeong, Who Killed Her Ex-Husband, Applies

Suspect Ko Yu-jeong in the murder of her ex-husband
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Ko Yoo-jeong (37), who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the second trial for murdering her ex-husband, applied for the emergency disaster relief fund provided by the government. However, Ko Yoo-jeong does not qualify for the disaster relief payment.

According to Cheongju City on the 10th, Ko Yoo-jeong, who is incarcerated at Jeju Prison, submitted an application for the emergency disaster relief fund through the Ministry of Justice last month. The Ministry of Justice accepted proxy applications from single-person inmates nationwide and sent them to the local governments of their registered resident addresses.

A Cheongju City official stated, "Ko Yoo-jeong applied for the emergency disaster relief fund through the Ministry of Justice, but she does not qualify for payment as she is not considered a single-person household."

Ko Yoo-jeong was charged with stabbing and killing her ex-husband Kang Mo (37) with a weapon at a pension in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City on May 25 last year, mutilating the body, and abandoning it (murder, corpse mutilation, concealment). She was sentenced to life imprisonment in both the first and second trials. She was acquitted of charges related to the murder of her stepson, who was also indicted.

The Jeju District Prosecutors' Office submitted an appeal to the Supreme Court regarding Ko Yoo-jeong's case in July.

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