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[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 30 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Police stated that a suicide note was found on the clothes Judge Shin was wearing at the time of his death. The note reportedly contained the message, “I’m sorry. I’m leaving on my own.” It is said that the note did not mention the trial related to Ms. Kim’s case. However, Judge Shin was known to have recently confided in acquaintances about stress caused by the trial. A legal industry insider said, “He might have felt a heavy burden due to handling a case that drew significant public attention.”

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Police believe he fell to his death after entering the rooftop after 5:05 p.m. on the previous day (5th). However, as there is no CCTV installed on the rooftop of the Seoul High Court building, police are still determining the exact time of death.

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Handwriting analysis would be appropriate, and would settle doubts if some do exist.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Sane theory: the judge took his own life from the stretch.

Reasonably suspicious theory: he was murdered.

Comedy of errors theory: the suicide note is entirely genuine and sincer. The judge did intend to kill himself. However, he was murdered before he could carry it out!

[–] EpeeGnome@feddit.online 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To me, the line “I’m sorry. I’m leaving on my own.” implies that he was given the option of suicide, or something far worse, and he made his choice.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sure. But it's much funnier to imagine an assassin going to great lengths to plot a murder, when if they had just done absolutely nothing, the result would be exactly the same.

[–] EpeeGnome@feddit.online 2 points 4 days ago

Fair enough. Since we don't really know, we can choose any plausible explanation.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Handwriting analysis

Is a sketchy field on a good day. My handwriting would go to shit if I was banging something out moments before my death, one way or another.