Actress urn thief sentenced to 1.5 years in jail

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

A man who stole late actress Choi Jin-sil's urn from her tomb in August received a one year and six month jail term on Tuesday.

"The crime was planned elaborately and the method used was cruel," the Suwon District Court said of its reason for handing the ruling to the 41-year-old man identified only by his last name Park.

The court added that the thief destroyed the urn, left an eternal wound on the family of the deceased and yet did not repent on his wrongdoing. Choi's family had also requested Park be punished severely for his crime.

The court dismissed Park's claim that he committed the crime after becoming possessed with Choi's spirit which led him to steal the ashes of the late actress. Police had caught Park on August 26, three weeks after he had broken the tomb to take away the urn.

The retrieved ashes were placed in a new tomb in a memorial park for the late actress built in the Gapsan Park Cemetery in Yangpyeong of Gyeonggi Province in late September.

Choi had become a household name in South Korea, enjoying a successful 20 year career since her debut in 1988, until she was found dead in her home in October last year after allegedly committing suicide. She was 40 at the time.

Source: asiae.co.kr

Comments

[jaybomb.livejournal.com]

Glad that asshole's gonna be behind bars.

[aburstofyellow.livejournal.com]

The craziest I've seen so far are Korean fans >.< (or antis, or even netizens)

[midnitexsonata.livejournal.com]

"after becoming possessed with Choi's spirit which led him to steal the ashes of the late actress"

uhhhh

[quietreveries.livejournal.com]

sounds like an idea for a horror movie

[ennuixo.livejournal.com]

needs more time, that crazy ass fool...

[chalakchalak.livejournal.com]

you speak truth.

[kimt08.livejournal.com]

argh isn't this news like old? and they only found/sentence this guy now? =.=;

[cynicalsnark.livejournal.com]

This man clearly has severe emotional and mental disorders. While he obviously deserves jail time, I wonder what will happen to him afterwards. Jailing him won't really help his problem.

[a-small-star.livejournal.com]

He needs to be institutionalized and given the help he needs when he gets out of jail. Until he can control himself he doesn't need to be out there in society.

[desperategraves.livejournal.com]

fucking weird. he needs help.

[cinho.livejournal.com]

a one year and six month jail term

...are you screwing with me government? wait, of course you are he obviously should get more then one year and six months in jail, more like five years, and some help since he obviously has some mental issues to sort out.

[x3sarang.livejournal.com]

A year and six months is not nearly enough.

WTF is wrong with you, legal system? -shakes fist-

[locofruitcake.livejournal.com]

i watched the report on KBS World, and i was O___________O the whole time.

how the hell he thought he could get away with that, i will never know

[leelun.livejournal.com]

>:{ i'm angry at the short time he got. i know nothing of criminal law, but that is not right. his crime was disgusting, and he'll be free to walk around free again in a year and a half?

[carrotsandroses.livejournal.com]

His crime was sick. I'm glad he's getting punishment.

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

that's.... short D:

[dominique-franc.livejournal.com]

at least its something

[catzeta08.livejournal.com]

he should be in jail forever!
that man is fuckin crazy. he should go to the mental
institute or in jail forever!

`1.5 years in jail?
duh he does not deserves that!
he deserves to be in jail forever!
coz its not a joke to stole the ashes of your beloved ones!
think about the pain of her family when he stole it :(

but I'm glad that There's a Justice going on.
but that's not enough :|

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

He needs to go to ST Mungo obviously.

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

I felt so bad for the deceased and her family at the time, her mom was crushed. Glad they found the culprit, whoever is closely affected by these acts need closure.

[invisibelle.livejournal.com]

god.

sometimes i just wonder what CJS must've done in a previous life.