Korean Air ‘nut rage’ family sees matriarch convicted of assault
Lee Myung-hee must do 80 hours of community service after continuing the Cho family tradition of temper tantrums and berating staff
15 July 2020 - 13:52
Singapore — More than a year after being charged with assaulting employees, the matriarch of the family that controls Korean Air received a suspended jail sentence, adding to the string of rage-related scandals that made her two daughters infamous.
The Seoul central district court has sentenced Lee Myung-hee to a suspended two-year prison term as the victims didn’t want to push for punishment after she acknowledged responsibility for her actions, the Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the judgment. She was instead ordered to do 80 hours of community service...
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