• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    3 days ago

    Police said they do not suspect foul play.

    Sure. High profile judges frequently drop dead without warning… Nothing to see here

  • perestroika@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    Police stated that a suicide note was found on the clothes Judge Shin was wearing at the time of his death. The note reportedly contained the message, “I’m sorry. I’m leaving on my own.” It is said that the note did not mention the trial related to Ms. Kim’s case. However, Judge Shin was known to have recently confided in acquaintances about stress caused by the trial. A legal industry insider said, “He might have felt a heavy burden due to handling a case that drew significant public attention.”

    /…/

    Police believe he fell to his death after entering the rooftop after 5:05 p.m. on the previous day (5th). However, as there is no CCTV installed on the rooftop of the Seoul High Court building, police are still determining the exact time of death.

    Source

    Handwriting analysis would be appropriate, and would settle doubts if some do exist.

    • WoodScientist@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      3 days ago

      Sane theory: the judge took his own life from the stretch.

      Reasonably suspicious theory: he was murdered.

      Comedy of errors theory: the suicide note is entirely genuine and sincer. The judge did intend to kill himself. However, he was murdered before he could carry it out!

    • frebib@social.nerdhouse.io
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      Not everything is about the USofA. There are literally hundreds of other countries in the world. This is an article about Korea written by a British media outlet. Please