Singer and actress Nana, who appeared as a victim witness at the trial of a robber who broke into her home with a weapon, delivered testimony full of anger.
On the 21st, Nana appeared with her mother as a witness at the third trial of A, who was indicted and detained on charges of robbery and injury, at the Uijeongbu District Court Namyangju Branch, 1st Criminal Division (Da).
Earlier, Nana suffered harm from a robber who broke into her home with a weapon in November last year, and at that time A demanded money and threatened her. Nana and her mother subdued the robber themselves after a struggle and handed him over to the police. In this process, Nana's mother suffered a strangulation injury to her neck, and the robber also suffered a laceration to his jaw during the subduing, but the police judged it as self-defense and did not file charges against Nana's side.
However, A filed a complaint claiming that the acts Nana committed during the subduing amounted to attempted murder and special injury, and the Guri Police Station in Gyeonggi reviewed Nana's actions as self-defense and made a non-prosecution decision of "no charges." In the first trial, A reportedly admitted to trespassing but denied the allegations with claims to the effect of "I had no intent to rob," "I did not carry a weapon," and "there was no assault."
Before entering the courtroom, Nana met reporters and said, "I was so nervous I took a cheongsimhwan (calming pill) and came. I'll control my emotions well," adding, "I will tell it as it is, truthfully and transparently." Regarding A denying the charges, she said, "It's absurd. It's ironic that I'm sitting here," and emphasized, "If I tell the truth honestly, a proper verdict will come."
Entering the courtroom, Nana showed her anger toward A, saying, "Is this fun? Look me in the eye properly." The presiding judge cautioned, "Please observe courtroom etiquette. We understand your feelings, but the trial cannot proceed smoothly in an agitated state," and Nana said, "I can't help being agitated."
As the main testimony began, Nana recalled, "I heard my mother's groans and the man's breathing. I sensed danger from those sounds and went out as carefully as possible." She said she discovered A choking her mother and added, "I was also in a very excited state. I thought I had to quickly go and separate my mother and that man."
When Nana discovered the weapon, she said, "I thought I had to take it away. From the perpetrator's actions, I thought he could do anything to my mother," and added, "I instinctively defended myself." On the duration of the struggle with the defendant, she replied, "I don't remember the exact time. To me at that moment, it felt like a very long time."
Suffering extreme trauma from the incident, Nana revealed her feelings, saying, "I thought I gave this person the opportunity appropriate to the situation and made the right choice. But why has this trial dragged on so long, and why do we have to be humiliated? It feels like being assaulted countless times."
She then addressed A, saying, "Please stop it," and, "I hope the sentence does not become longer or heavier; I wish this would end here so they can reflect."
Nana's mother also sat in the witness stand and continued her testimony. She said she went to the living room from the main bedroom because the pet dog barked, and discovered A holding a weapon. The mother said, "He was strangling my neck; all I could think about was my daughter in the room," and Nana was moved to tears by her mother's testimony.
After finishing her testimony, Nana posted on social media that afternoon, "May they pay for all the malicious criminal acts up to now," and wrote, "It is retribution; 'one receives the result of one's own actions.'"
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