The perpetrator of the assault and death, "Death to the late director Kim Chang-min"..an open apology [Star Issue]

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Lee, the perpetrator of the late director Kim Chang-min, made a public apology.

According to Newsis on the 8th, Lee said in an interview with the media the night before, "I know that I also committed the crime of death to director Kim Chang-min and his bereaved family."

Lee said, "I wanted to continue to meet (the bereaved family of director Kim Chang-min) and apologize, but there was no way to know the contact information. In the end, I am sorry again that I apologized first through the media, and if you give me a chance, I will visit you and apologize."

"No matter what you say, it will not be comforting to the bereaved family, but I know that you have committed a crime of death, and I do not intend to avoid responsibility for this incident," he said. "However, I just want to tell you that I did not intend to harm Director Kim and that I really tried hard not to cause a fight."

Lee also mentioned the situation at the time of the incident. "Many parts were misinformed, but I think it is not appropriate to talk about it now because I sympathize with the pain of the bereaved family who lost their father and son and feel guilty," he said. "The details of what happened that day will be confirmed during the prosecution's investigation and trial."

"I know that too many people, including director Kim and the bereaved families, have been affected by this incident and are spreading to people who are not involved," he said. "I fully agree that the people are angry about the incident, but I promise to do my best to investigate the prosecution, so please wait for a moment until the results come out."

Meanwhile, the late head coach Kim Chang-min was assaulted at 1:10 a.m. on October 20, 2025 when he was having a meal with his son at a restaurant in Sutaek-dong, Guri-si, and was taken to a hospital after being assaulted in a dispute, but he fell unconscious as he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. The late head coach Kim Chang-min, who had been treated in the intensive care unit since then, was diagnosed with brain death on November 7, 2025 without finally recovering consciousness, and later gave four people a new life through organ donation.

The Namyangju branch of the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office said on the 5th that it has formed a dedicated investigation team consisting of three prosecutors and five investigators, with the head of the second criminal division as the team leader.

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