"Embezzled 5.6 Billion Won of Inheritance"... 60s Woman Remarried to an 80s Wealthy Man Under Police Investigation

Complaint Filed, Police Investigation Underway

The police have launched an investigation after a complaint was filed alleging that a woman in her 60s, married to an octogenarian wealthy man, embezzled more than 5 billion won.

According to Yonhap News on the 12th, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency is investigating a woman in her 60s, identified as Ms. A, on charges of fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.

50,000 won bill

Ms. A is suspected of withdrawing a total of 5.6 billion won from the bank accounts of her husband, Mr. B (89, deceased), from last year until June of this year.

Mr. B lived alone for a long time after separating from his wife and remarried Ms. A at the end of April this year, but he passed away from a chronic illness in early July, two months later. Before his death, Mr. B stated in a video will that he intended to leave his assets to his wife, Ms. A, rather than his children. However, Mr. B’s son filed a complaint with the police in June, claiming that Ms. A deceived his father, who was suffering from dementia, and embezzled the assets.

Meanwhile, among the types of wills, there are not only notarized wills and handwritten wills but also recorded wills. Recording can be done using a mobile phone, and filming a video, as in this case, also qualifies as recording. However, for a recorded will to be valid, it must comply with the procedures stipulated by civil law.

A recorded will requires the testator to state the purpose of the will, their name, and the date. Witnesses present must confirm the accuracy of the will and state their names. Additionally, beneficiaries of the will cannot serve as witnesses.