"Killing Nicotin's Husband." Not guilty...What is the decision to overturn the sentence?

Husband who died after eating white porridge handed over by his wife..."Nicotin Addiction"
The 1st and 2nd trial court sentenced his wife A to 30 years in prison
Supreme Court to acquittal and remand..."What's the question about the crime?"

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A woman in her 30s who is suspected of killing her husband by secretly feeding nicotine undiluted solution has been acquitted by the Supreme Court after a revocation and remand.

The first and second trial sentences, which had been sentenced to 30 years in prison, were overturned and acquitted, and the pain felt when drinking high-concentration nicotine played a decisive role.

Reporter Cha Jung-yoon reports.

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In May 2021, A's husband died after complaining of pain after eating mixed grain powder and white porridge handed over by his wife.

As a result of autopsy, the cause of death was acute nicotine poisoning due to high concentration nicotine.

The police handed over A to trial for secretly feeding her husband more than a lethal dose of nicotine undiluted solution, and the first and second trials sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

However, the Supreme Court broke the judgment of the lower court, saying there were questions left, and returned the case to the Suwon High Court to the effect of innocence,
The judgment of the court of remand after four hearings
was also innocent.

If you drink high concentrations of nicotine, you can't help but pierce your tongue or feel burning pain,
Is it possible to make
drink secretly without being caught?

Also, the fact that he made an extreme choice in the past after learning about his wife's affair,

Referring to the unstable sentiment at the time due to economic problems,

Husband has left open the possibility that he drank nicotine on his own.

The prosecution appealed again against the ruling of the revocation and remand, but A's innocence was confirmed as the Supreme Court refused to accept it.

I'm YTN's Cha Jung Yoon.

Video editing: Yoon Yong-joon
Graphic: Jeon Whee Lin