Wife gets suspended sentence for ramming another woman’s car after husband gets out
Published: 12 Jul. 2025, 10:44
Updated: 13 Jul. 2025, 12:27
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[JOONGANG ILBO]
A 49-year-old woman who intentionally rammed her car into another woman’s vehicle after seeing her husband get out of it has been granted leniency by a court.
The woman received a six-month suspended prison sentence at the Chuncheon District Court in Chuncheon, Gangwon, on Saturday.
“The sentence was determined by taking into account that the defendant admitted wrongdoing and showed remorse and has no prior convictions, that the injuries were relatively minor, that a settlement was reached and that there were somewhat understandable circumstances behind the offense,” said Judge Song Jong-hwan.
In April 2024, the defendant spotted her husband getting out of a vehicle being driven by another woman, 48, across from a restaurant in Chuncheon. Upon seeing the vehicle depart, she tailed it.
The defendant then deliberately struck the front passenger side of the other woman’s car with the front bumper of her own vehicle in an attempt to stop it. As a result of the collision, the other woman suffered injuries requiring two weeks of recovery, and vehicle repair costs amounted to approximately 1.7 million won ($1,300). The defendant was prosecuted on charges of aggravated property damage and aggravated assault.
The defendant has since sued other woman, alleging that she had an affair with her husband.
Translated from the JoongAng Ilbo using generative AI and edited by Korea JoongAng Daily staff.
BY LEE HAY-JUNE [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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