'Nana and Mother Robbery Assault' 30-Year-Old Denies Charges, Claims "Nana's Side Offered 1 Million Won to Witnesses" [Star] [Comprehensive]

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A 30-year-old man, A, who broke into the home of Nana (real name Im Jin-ah) from the group After School and committed robbery, denied the contents of evidence submitted by the Prosecution Service.

On the afternoon of the 27th, the Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 14-3 (Presiding Judge Jung Kyung-geun, Judges Lee Hyung-geun and Lee Hyun-woo) held the second appeal trial session for A's robbery assault charges.

During the first appeal trial session held earlier, A's side applied to call a doctor as a witness to verify the appropriateness of Nana's 33-day medical treatment diagnosis.

Regarding this matter, the court stated on this day: "The two doctors applied for by the defendant (A) were fact-checked during the first trial; responses from both doctors have arrived, and subsequently, both the prosecutor and the defendant submitted these fact-check responses as evidence. In other words, the defendant consented to the investigation of evidence. Given these results, the defendant's application to call witnesses does not fall under the law that allows for exceptional witness testimony," thereby rejecting A's application to call witnesses.

The Prosecution Service submitted reference materials, including impeachment evidence and the indictment, to the court. Regarding the submission of impeachment evidence, the Prosecution Service explained: "Witnesses who were housed in the same cell as the defendant at the detention center heard the defendant say things such as 'I carried a knife and broke into (Nana's home)'." This contradicts A's stance that he did not carry a weapon during the break-in.

Regarding the impeachment evidence submitted by the Prosecution Service, A countered: "I told the witnesses at the detention center about the contents of the statement I had written; I never stated 'I carried a knife and broke in.' Currently, I am serving time in prison with one of the witnesses, who told me that the victim's side offered 1 million won if they testified in their favor. It seems their statements have changed significantly."

In response, the court said, "Submit a summary of this content by the next session," and repeatedly emphasized that "a doctor cannot be called as a witness."

The court further stated: "The prosecutor submitted reference materials regarding separate charges. It appears the defendant was recently indicted for theft; these are related to that case."

During the first appeal trial session held earlier, A reiterated his previous stance that he did not carry a weapon when breaking into Nana and her mother's home. He also argued that the injuries sustained by the victims were minor.

Regarding A's claims, the court stated: "There has been extensive evidence investigation regarding whose knife it was; we will now assess credibility, and determining whether injury occurred may require further review."

Meanwhile, on June 9, the Criminal Division 1 of the Namyangju Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Guk-sik) sentenced A to seven years in prison during the sentencing trial for his detention and indictment on robbery assault charges. At that time, the court found A guilty of robbery assault against Nana but changed the charge against Nana's mother, B, from robbery assault to robbery causing injury by official authority, ruling it guilty. Subsequently, both the Prosecution Service and A's side appealed, citing improper sentencing.

A was indicted for breaking into Nana's home in Achon-dong, Guri-si, with a weapon at around 5:38 a.m. on November 15 last year, threatening mother and daughter with the weapon to demand money, but was subdued by them, resulting in an attempted crime charge.

As a result of this incident, Nana and her mother B suffered injuries requiring 33 days and 31 days of medical treatment, respectively. A also filed a complaint against Nana for attempted murder and special assault, claiming he was stabbed in the neck while being subdued. Subsequently, Nana's self-defense was recognized, leading to a decision not to prosecute; meanwhile, the false accusation case filed by Nana's side was transferred to the Prosecution Service with an opinion to indict.

The key point of contention in the court battle between both sides was "possession of a weapon." Although A consistently denied the charges, the court did not accept his claims based on the specific and consistent testimonies of Nana and her mother, ruling that most criminal facts were guilty.

The next appeal trial session for A's robbery assault charges will be held at 4:40 p.m. on September 17.

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