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Where are the ghosts… 7 million retaliatory fine won for noise between floors with woofer speakers

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A couple were fined for installing woofer speakers and sending music with ghostly sounds, saying they would retaliate against the noise between floors in the upper house.

According to the legal community on the 10th, Judge Oh Myung-hee of the 3rd Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court sentenced a 40-year-old couple to a fine of 7 million won for charges such as violating the law on punishment. stalking offences. He was also ordered to complete a 40-hour stalking treatment program.

A couple living in an apartment in Daejeon City installed woofer speakers for bass on the ceiling last October. It was an act of revenge against the thought that the residents of the upper house were causing noise between floors.

Mr. A and his wife to trial on charges of 12-hour sound transmission, death metal, and music with ghost sounds mixed with the sounds of life such as feet and a chair dragging 10 times by the beginning of January this year using woofer speakers.

The judge said, “The defendants’ crimes continued for a considerable period of time, causing considerable pain not only to the victims but also to their neighbors. Given the fact that they were not forgiven by the victims, the guilt is not lightly, but We took into account the fact that they recognized and reflected on their crimes.”

Reporter Kim Soo-young Hankyung.com swimk@hankyung.com