Seoul Transportation Corporation wins 200 million won in damages from arsonist on Subway Line 5

The criminal trial sentenced him to 12 years in prison in the second trial on charges including attempted murder.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Hyun-young = Seoul Transportation Corporation won a lawsuit seeking damages worth 200 million won filed against a man in his 60s who set fire to a train on Seoul Subway Line 5 in May last year.

On the 13th, Judge Lee Kang-ho of the Seoul Eastern District Court's Civil Division 5 ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the damages claim lawsuit filed by the construction company against Mr. Won (68).

The initial bill was about 180 million won, but as additional bills were added during the trial, the final bill was adjusted to about 220 million won.

Mr. Won is accused of attempting to kill 160 passengers, including himself, by pouring gasoline on the floor and setting fire on a train running between Yeouinaru Station and Mapo Station tunnel on Line 5 at 8:42 a.m. on May 31 last year, but ended up injuring six others.

As a result of this fire, 23 people, including Mr. Won, were taken to the hospital due to smoke inhalation, and 129 people received first aid at the scene. In addition, property damage worth more than 300 million won occurred, including one train being partially destroyed.

Previously, in January, Mr. Won was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the same as the first trial, in the second trial on charges including attempted murder.