Singer and actress Nana, formerly of the girl group After School, is scheduled to appear as a witness at the trial over the home invasion robbery.
On the 25th, a representative for Nana told OSEN, "We had a previously scheduled official engagement, so we were unable to attend (the trial). We will coordinate our schedule and appear as a victim witness," they said.
Earlier, a media outlet reported that at the second hearing on A's robbery and injury charge held on the 24th at the Uijeongbu District Court Namyangju Branch, Nana and her mother were represented in court by legal counsel. Nana's mother was ordered by the court to appear as a witness that day but submitted a statement of reasons for nonappearance in March. Nana also conveyed that she agreed to that.
Nevertheless, the court set the date for April 21 and summoned the two again as witnesses. Nana had been absent from the earlier scheduled date due to previously arranged commitments, but she plans to adjust her schedule and appear as a witness.
In November last year, a robber armed with a bladed weapon broke into Nana's home and demanded valuables. After a scuffle, Nana and her mother subdued the robber and reported it to the police, but in the process Nana's mother sustained a neck injury from being strangled by the robber.
At the time, agency Sublime said, "Due to the robber's physical attack, Nana's mother experienced a severe injury and lost consciousness, and Nana also sustained physical injuries while escaping the dangerous situation. Both of them currently require treatment and absolute rest," the agency explained.
Also, during the scuffle the robber suffered a laceration to the jaw, but the police judged that Nana's actions constituted self-defense and did not file charges.
However, A recently filed a complaint claiming that the actions Nana took during the subduing amounted to attempted murder, and the Guri police station in Gyeonggi, which had investigated Nana for attempted murder and special injury, concluded there was no evidence of wrongdoing and decided not to refer the case. Nana filed an additional complaint against A for false accusation.
At the first hearing held in January, when A argued that Nana and her mother had used excessive defense, the court retorted, "Put yourself in their position: if someone broke into your home and did that, would you just do nothing and stay still?"
Meanwhile, Nana is meeting viewers through ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama "Climax."
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