Man in 30s Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison in Appeals Court for Robbery and Injury of Actor Nana and Her Mother

A man in his 30s who broke into the home of actor Nana and threatened them with a weapon has received a heavy prison sentence again in his appellate trial.

The Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 14-3 sentenced the 30-year-old defendant, surnamed Kim, to seven years in prison today (the 22nd), upholding the ruling from the first trial.

The court stated that the lower court determined the sentence by taking into account that severe punishment was inevitable because Kim broke into a residence at night—a time when absolute peace should be guaranteed—carrying a weapon and committing robbery and injury, inflicted considerable harm on the victims, and that the victims wanted him punished.

The court added that there were no new reasons to alter the sentence since the lower court ruling, dismissing the appeals filed by both the prosecution and Kim.

Kim was charged with breaking into Nana's home in Acheondong, Guri, Gyeonggi Province, in the early hours of November 15 of last year, carrying a weapon to choke and threaten Nana and her mother while demanding money, though the robbery ended in an attempt.

The first trial found the main charges guilty and sentenced Kim to seven years in prison.

Kim's claims that he did not carry a weapon at the time of the crime and lacked the intent to commit robbery were entirely rejected.

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