In His 30s, Driving Rental Cars to Repay Huge Gambling Debts... Targeting Only Empty Rural Houses

Theft to Repay 100 Million Won Gambling Debt

Local government surveyors are conducting a survey on vacant houses.
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A man in his 30s who used a rental car to steal valuables from unsecured vacant houses in rural areas was sentenced to prison.

The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 3 (Judge Kang Jin-myeong) announced on the 8th that it sentenced Mr. A (33), who was indicted on charges including theft, to 1 year and 8 months in prison. The court explained the reasoning for the sentence, stating, "Although the victims do not all wish for punishment, considering the multiple prior convictions for theft and other crimes, as well as the repeated offenses, the sentence was determined accordingly."

Mr. A is accused of breaking into a house in Yeongcheon, Gyeongbuk, through a window on the afternoon of November 1 last year, entering the master bedroom, stealing 2.25 million won in cash from a wardrobe, and fleeing. He is also charged with breaking into six farmhouses to steal valuables or attempting theft.

Earlier, Mr. A was sentenced to 4 months in prison for attempted theft and other charges and served his sentence before being released. It was revealed that he committed the crimes again about a month after his release.

According to the investigation, Mr. A rented a car and targeted rural areas with few people to commit crimes in order to repay gambling debts amounting to about 100 million won.

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