2023-12-27 03:22:37
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyuna member of the cast of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” was found dead while being investigated for a case of alleged drug use, the news agency reported. Yonhap.
Lee, 48, was found unconscious inside a car parked 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.
Lee was being investigated on suspicion of having used marijuana and other drugs illegal in South Korea at the residence of a hostess who works at an upscale 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. There, he had told the investigators that said young lady had tricked him into consuming the substances, without him knowing what she was taking.
Lee had tested negative for drugs in the reagent test he underwent during the investigation, as well as in a laboratory test conducted by the National Forensic Service in November.
The interpreter had submitted a request yesterday to the police department leading the investigation to undergo a polygraph test, claiming his innocence.
In October, Lee presented a demand against two people, including the aforementioned hostess, for blackmailing him after news of his alleged drug use emerged.
The woman was detained last month and police are believed to have requested an arrest warrant for the other person, according to Yonhap.
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