Court Suspends Sentence for 40s Man Who Buried Married Man Dating His Daughter and Demanded Money... Accomplice Son and Brother Also Given Suspended Sentences

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] A man in his 40s who confined, assaulted, and buried a married man dating his daughter, then threatened him to pay money, was sentenced to a suspended prison term. The son and elder brothers of the man involved in the crime also received suspended prison sentences.

On the 9th, Judge Lee Ho-dong of the Cheongju District Court Criminal Division 4 sentenced A (49), who was tried on charges of special injury and confinement, to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 3-year suspension. The judge also issued a probation order for A.

A’s son (23), who helped him commit the crime, was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension, and A’s two elder brothers were each sentenced to 6 months in prison with a 1-year suspension.

The judge stated the sentencing reason, saying, "The degree of the defendant’s crime is very serious," but "considering that the defendant admitted the crime and the victim does not wish to press charges."

A is accused of calling B (32), who was dating his daughter, to his home in Goesan, Chungbuk, in June last year, assaulting him with a wooden chair and other objects while saying, "Why does a married man meet my daughter?" and tying his hands to confine him in the car trunk.

He is also accused of, along with his son and elder brothers, threatening B by saying, "You ruined my daughter’s life. Pay 2 million won every month for 20 years," digging a hole in the ground and burying him up to chest height.

Due to the assault by A and others, B sustained injuries including a concussion and abrasions, requiring about 21 days of treatment.

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