In the past two days, a Washington state court has decided that Chae Kyong An, a Korean-American man, has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison.
Hearing the news, the man's ex-wife, Young Sook An, first breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell into a new anxiety...
(Chae is sentenced to prison)
Two years ago, Young was buried alive by her ex-husband Chae, and she went through a terrible wilderness to save herself, and finally escaped and picked up a life.
This nightmarish experience lingers in Young's mind to this day.
In October 2022, Young跟前夫Chae又一次爆发了争吵。
Although the two have long since divorced, conflicts have been breaking out over money.
Because according to the previous divorce judgment made by the court, Chae had to pay regular maintenance for her daughter. But Chae seems increasingly reluctant to shell out the money.
(Young's life photos)
On October 16, under the pretext of visiting his daughter, Chae once again went to the home where he and Young used to live.
Young didn't know that her ex-husband had already had vicious thoughts at this time:
kidnapping his ex-wife and dragging her to the wilderness to bury her alive...
Chae later admitted:
He'd rather kill Young than give her his pension again!
Chae followed Young into the bedroom, took advantage of his ex-wife's unpreparedness, punched her, and when she lost her resistance, he took out the duct tape he had prepared in advance and tied her wrists from behind.
Chae then pulled out more tape and wrapped Young's ankles, wrists, and eyes tightly.
(Chae's life photo)
Young意识到情况不妙，Chae似乎要绑架她。
While Chae wasn't looking, Young tried to dial 911 with his smartwatch, but before she could make a call, Chae found out.
Chae grabbed Young's smartwatch and smashed it, then stuffed Young into a car.
(Surveillance footage shows Chae driving away from the car)
Chae then started the car and drove towards the countryside, and after driving for an unknown amount of time, Young felt the car stop, and then heard the sound of digging.
Young had an even worse premonition:
Chae is digging a pit and trying to bury her alive?!
Young's hunch was quickly fulfilled, and Chae dragged her up and threw her into the pit she had just dug.
Chae又拖来一颗树压在Young身上,再铲起土一抔一抔地浇在Young身上。
Young heard her ex-husband pouring soil and saying something to her:
"You're going to die soon......"
(Young被拖到郊外活埋)
Young is covered in dirt until he has difficulty breathing and gradually loses consciousness. For a moment, she really thought she was dead......
After about a few hours, she suddenly woke up with a feeling of suffocation, she felt that it was pitch black around her, and her whole body was covered in dirt.
Young suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had been buried alive in a pit by her ex-husband.
She began to struggle hard, hoping that her legs and hands would be free, but luckily Chae found that the tape around her wrist was not too tight, and Young struggled hard for a while before she broke free!
After freeing his hands, Young first ripped the tape off his eyes.
Then begin to scrape the dirt off your face while looking for air holes to breathe.
It didn't take long for Young to finally dig a little hole to survive and be able to breathe well. She continued to dig hard, and finally broke through the pit where she was buried alive.
She didn't hesitate, she immediately stood up and ran for her life, ran for half an hour in one go, and finally found a house...
Young fled into the family's backyard and hid in a corner, shivering.
After a short period of inquiry, the family finally found Young, and after a brief inquiry, they helped her call 911.
(Where Young lives)
Young explained the situation to the police who rushed to the rescue, and the police immediately rushed to the vicinity of the crime scene and searched for Chae with all their might.
After some people provided clues, Chae was successfully arrested and brought to justice.
(Announcement of the police soliciting clues)
Recalling the live burial afterwards, Young has always had lingering palpitations.
She said that her husband had been trained in the army and was very smart in committing crimes.
When Young was rescued, he was still covered with duct tape in many places on his body and had a lot of bruises on his legs, but because the tape on his wrists happened to be not tightly wrapped, Young was lucky enough to escape.
（Chae被捕后接受审判）
Chae was taken to court for trial.
After more than two years of trial, the verdict was finally released, and Chae was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison.
Young was not satisfied with the outcome and was very worried, and she had hoped that the court would not give Chae a chance to get out of prison.
Now, she admits that she will continue to be afraid:
"I hope he won't be released on parole...... I've been scared all my life, and I'm afraid he'll come and kill me when he comes out..."