After cremating the ancestors’ remains using a torch made of straw, they grind them with stones and prepare the cremated remains…. Jinkyung-hyung, why?

분묘. [Photo = Yonhap News], ‘A 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law and an 80-year-old mother-in-law who excavated the ancestral graves, removed the remains, burned them with a torch in a vinyl house instead of a crematorium, and damaged the remains with stones have been given a suspended sentence of imprisonment.’,
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, ‘Judge Kim Do-hyung of the Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court sentenced A, a 66-year-old woman, and B, an 85-year-old woman, who were indicted without detention on charges of excavating the graves and damaging the remains under the Law on Graves and Funerals, to 10 months in prison with a two-year probation on the 20th.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, a laborer C, aged 82, who received money from them and damaged the remains after excavating the graves, was sentenced to four months in prison with a one-year probation.’,
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, ‘Granddaughter-in-law A, mother-in-law B, and laborer C excavated the ancestral graves of A’s grandparents in Gwire-myeon, Wonju City on March 31, 2021, and then moved the remains to B’s vinyl house.’,
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, ‘They then burned the remains with a butane gas torch and damaged them with stones and iron rods in the vinyl house instead of a crematorium, leading to a trial on charges of cremating the remains after excavating the ancestral graves.’,
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, ‘The laborer C and others participated in the crime by receiving 150,000 won each as payment.’,
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, ‘During the trial process, B claimed her innocence, saying that she did not participate in what her granddaughter-in-law did, but the court did not accept this claim, stating that B was involved from the excavation of the ancestral graves to the cremation.’,
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, ‘When informed that C would be in violation of the law for cremating the remains in the vinyl house without permission, B reportedly said, “As the head of the household and holding family meetings weekly, I will take responsibility,” and the court found the laborer C’s testimony to be specific and consistent, and therefore credible.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, it was revealed that B rode in a car driven by her granddaughter-in-law A on the morning of the day of the excavation of the ancestral graves to guide the location of the graves and even contributed 300,000 won, 15,000 won each to the two laborers, to cover the cost.’,
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, ‘Moreover, considering that the grave in question is not on land owned by granddaughter-in-law A, does not cause financial difficulties for her husband’s work, and does not force her to give up her livelihood due to the management of her grandparents’ graves, it is difficult to view that A excavated the grave on her own initiative.’,
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, ‘Judge Kim stated, “Granddaughter-in-law A who does not even know the location of the grave excavated and cremated it without her husband’s permission will not gain any profit,” and “It is natural to view this case as the granddaughter-in-law who received money along with her mother-in-law’s request hired laborers to do such work.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding sentencing reasons, he explained, “Although A played a leading role, she committed the crime without recognizing the unlawfulness at the direction of her mother-in-law B, who has mitigating circumstances in the process of excavating and cremating the grave,” and “Laborers who received payment and participated in the crime also have mitigating circumstances, so the sentences were determined.”‘,
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, ‘As for another laborer who did not attend the sentencing on the day of the ruling, a separate ruling was decided.’,
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, ‘A and others appealed the first-instance verdict.’,
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