30s Woman Sentenced to Prison for Driving Car to Crash into Ex-Boyfriend's Workplace After "Why Won't You Meet Me?" Incident

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A woman in her 30s was sentenced to prison for crashing her vehicle into the factory where her ex-boyfriend works and causing damage because he refused to meet her.

On the 4th, the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Kim Cheongmi) overturned the original sentence of 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 2-year probation and sentenced A (34), who was charged with special injury and special property damage, to 10 months in prison.

A, after breaking up with her boyfriend B, went to the factory where B worked around 2:30 a.m. on August 17, 2019, while intoxicated, and repeatedly rammed B’s parked vehicle with her own car, causing damage worth about 10 million won.

She also used her vehicle to break through the factory’s outer wall and injured an employee inside, including the employee’s knee.

Previously, the first trial court had sentenced A to a suspended prison term considering that B, who had reached an agreement with A, did not want to press charges.

However, the appellate court pointed out, "Despite having sufficient time to compensate for the damage over two years after the incident, no action was taken."

Additionally, the court reflected in the sentencing that B, who had expressed a desire not to press charges in the first trial, later stated that "the petition at the time was written without my will" and now wishes to press charges.

The court stated, "It is appropriate for her to have time for repentance in prison," sentenced her to imprisonment, and detained A.

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