South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyuna member of the cast of the Oscar-winning film ‘Parasites’, was found this Wednesday, December 27 lifeless, while he was being investigated for a case of alleged drug use, Yonhap news agency reported.
Lee, 48, was found iunconscious inside a parked car in a park in central Seoul at 10:30 a.m. local time this Wednesday (1:30 GMT), the aforementioned media reported.
A charcoal briquette was found in the passenger seat and the police were informed that Lee had left an apparent suicide note in his home, so They believe he took his own life.
Lee was being investigated on suspicion of having used marijuana and other illegal drugs in South Korea at the residence of a hostess who works in a luxury bar in the Gangnam district on several occasions since the beginning of the year.
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The actor had undergone three interrogations, the most recent last weekend, in which he was questioned for 19 hours, and had told the investigators that said young lady had tricked him into consuming the substances, without him knowing what he was taking.
The interpreter had presented yesterday a application to the police department conducting the investigation to submit to the polygraph test, claiming his innocence.
Lee filed a lawsuit in October against two people, including the aforementioned hostess, for blackmailing him after news of his alleged drug use surfaced. The woman was detained last month and police are believed to have requested an arrest warrant for the other person, according to Yonhap.
2023-12-27 22:04:32
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