'Changwon NC Park Death': Bereaved Family Files Additional Complaint Against NC Dinos CEO and Corporation

Charges of Occupational Negligence Resulting in Death or Injury and Violation of the Serious Accident Punishment Act

Regarding the accident last March at Changwon NC Park in Gyeongnam, where the fall of an exterior structure led to the death of a spectator, the bereaved family has filed a complaint against the professional baseball team NC Dinos Corporation and its CEO.

On the 20th, Attorney Lee Kyuseong of the law firm Haeyul, representing the bereaved family of the "Changwon NC Park fatal accident," is heading to the civil complaints office at Gangnam Police Station in Seoul to file a complaint against NC Dinos corporation and its CEO for violation of the Serious Accident Punishment Act. Photo by Yonhap News

On the 20th, Lee Gyusung, a lawyer at Haeyul Law Firm representing the bereaved family, submitted a complaint to Gangnam Police Station in Seoul against Jinman Lee, CEO of NC Dinos, and NC Dinos Corporation for charges of occupational negligence resulting in death or injury and violation of the Serious Accident Punishment Act (causing death or injury to citizens).

Previously, on March 29 last year, at NC Dinos' home stadium, Changwon NC Park, an exterior wall structure (louver) weighing about 32 kg fell from a height of up to 21.4 meters. Three citizens were injured in the accident. A female student in her 20s, referred to as Ms. A, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and ultimately died during treatment. Ms. A’s younger sister also sustained injuries, including fractures.

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Unit, which was in charge of investigating the case, referred 17 related individuals to the prosecution on March 27 of this year after a year-long investigation, on charges of occupational negligence resulting in death or injury and violation of the Serious Accident Punishment Act (causing death or injury to citizens). However, a decision was made not to refer NC Dinos Corporation and CEO Jinman Lee to the prosecution due to insufficient evidence. In response, the bereaved family submitted an objection to the non-referral decision to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on the 16th.

The bereaved family argues that the police’s decision not to refer the corporation and the CEO is unjust. Attorney Lee stated, “The NC club selected an unqualified contractor not registered in the construction industry to detach and reattach the louvers, and allowed unqualified individuals to freely handle the detachment and reattachment. Furthermore, NC Dinos was directly involved in facilitating the illegal subcontracting structure by actively engaging in proxy enrollment for mutual aid insurance to enable the unqualified contractor to carry out the work.”

The bereaved family emphasized, “The police investigation confirmed that the NC club was directly involved in the louver fall, but only the on-site personnel were punished, while the management responsible for directing and supervising the work, as well as the corporation itself, were not held accountable, which goes against legal justice.” They added, “The Serious Accident Punishment Act was enacted to break up such structures, and we will use every legal means available to fight to the end so that our daughter’s death is not in vain.”

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