{"id":255811,"date":"2026-04-05T23:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/05\/uncovering-truth-kim-chang-min-s\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:48:13","slug":"uncovering-truth-kim-chang-min-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/social\/2026\/04\/05\/uncovering-truth-kim-chang-min-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovering the Truth: How Kim Chang-min&#8217;s Assault Case Highlights Flaws in the Justice System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result. <\/p>\n<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2023-0081\/image-00830f2b-39b3-4423-92ab-0ebad687c54d.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Late director Kim Chang-min \/ Photo=social media <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Lim Si-ryeong] Prosecutors have opened a supplementary investigation into the assault that resulted in the death of director Kim Chang-min.<\/p>\n<p> On April 5, Newsis reported that the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors&#8217; Office, Namyangju Branch, formed a dedicated investigation team to handle the case. The team is led by the head of Criminal Division 2 and includes three prosecutors and five investigators.<\/p>\n<p> In the early hours of Oct. 20, 2025, at about 1:10 a.m., Kim was dining with his son at a restaurant in Sutaek-dong, Guri, when he got into an argument with a group who had been drinking and was assaulted. He fell into a coma from a cerebral hemorrhage and was treated in the intensive care unit but never regained consciousness. He was declared brain-dead on Nov. 7 of last year and, through organ donation, gave new life to four people.<\/p>\n<p> Police initially sought an arrest warrant for suspect A, but prosecutors returned the request and asked for supplementary investigation. After re-investigation and adding suspect B, authorities reapplied for warrants, but the Uijeongbu District Court, Namyangju branch, denied them, citing the suspects&#8217; fixed residences and low flight risk. The suspects were released and transferred to prosecutors without detention.<\/p>\n<p> When CCTV footage of the assault was later released, the case drew widespread public attention. The victim\u2019s family criticized the handling of the investigation, saying, \u201cA person is dead, yet a judge released the suspect on the grounds there was no risk of evidence destruction. This reality is unbearable,\u201d and voiced strong dissatisfaction with the police inquiry.<\/p>\n<p> The identities of two men in their 20s suspected of the assault were also circulated online. The controversy intensified after reports that one of them had recently released a hip-hop track.<\/p>\n<p> Prosecutors have said they will carry out a thorough supplementary investigation to ensure there is no injustice to the victim.<\/p>\n<p> Born in 1985, Director Kim directed No One&#8217;s Daughter and Guui Station Exit 3. He also worked on the art team for Captain Kim Chang-soo, The Drug King, The Witch, Rain and Your Story, and Firefighter.<\/p>\n<p> [Sports Today reporter Lim Si-ryeong <span><font color=\"blue\">ent@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/>\u300cYour closest, most engaging source for news \u24d2 Sports Today\u300d   <\/p>\n<div class=\"byeline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- view_related --><!-- view_related\/\/ --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 2\uc904 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- next_article\/\/ --><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors are conducting further investigations into the assault case of late director Kim Chang-min, who died after being attacked in 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