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A woman in her 70s who stole sneakers from the grave of a firefighter named Go, who died at the scene of the Gimje fire in North Jeolla Province, has been caught by police.

The Yuseong Police Station in Daejeon announced today (70th) that it has arrested Miss A, a woman in her 11s, on suspicion of theft and is investigating.

Mr. A is accused of stealing a pair of sneakers that were placed at the grave of a firefighter at the Daejeon Memorial Center around 3 a.m. on the 8rd.

The sneakers were prepared as a birthday present by an acquaintance of the castle firefighter, but the castle firefighter died just ten days before his birthday, and was placed at the gravesite on the 1st without being delivered in person.

However, when the bereaved family visited the grave after receiving the news of the rain on the 3rd, they found that the sneakers in the shoe box were missing and only the letter remained, and the bereaved family filed a complaint with the police.



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▲ A gift box with sneakers (left) and only the sneakers missing (right)


Mr. A, who was later caught by the police, is reportedly reflecting on his mistakes, saying, "I don't know why I did it at that time."

Mr. A was reportedly storing his sneakers without using them or disposing of them.

The police have recovered the sneakers that Mr. A kept and will return them to his family.

On the other hand, the late Sung-il firefighter (firefighter at the time), who worked at the Geumsan 119 Safety Center of the Gimje Fire Department, died on the night of the 6th of last month while rescuing a man in his 70s from the scene of a fire in a detached house in Geumsan-myeon, Gimje City, North Jeolla Province.

The government awarded the late Success Day firefighter the Okjo Geunjeong Medal with a 1st class distinction for his noble sacrifice, and the deceased's remains were interred at the National Daejeon Memorial Center.



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▲ High Success Day Fire Bridge Signing Ceremony


(Photo = Family of the deceased Instagram, Yonhap News)

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