Actress Nana and her mother were victims of a home invasion and attempted armed robbery on November 15, 2025 but somehow her and her mother were able to subdue the 30-year-old man with a knife. During the event, both Nana and her mother were injured. A week later, police provided details of the crime and stated that the assailant would be forwarded to prosecution on charges of aggravated robbery and assault, and that while Nana and her mother inflicted injuries on the assailant during the incident, they determined the pair did so in self-defense. The suspect, who is currently standing trial, initially admitted to the crime during early police questioning but has since reversed parts of his testimony. He now claims that he was not armed at the time of the incident and did not inflict harm on the victims.
Next, the defendant has charged Nana with attempted murder for the injuries he suffered when Nana subdued him. Nana’s agency claims this baseless charge is secondary harm by a man who is not taking responsibility for his own actions.
Now, the intruder who broke into the home claims he never had a weapon: it was Nana who stabbed him during the altercation. He then said Nana and her mother offered him 40 million won (approximately $30,000 USD) to tell police he had entered the home with a weapon. Nana’s agency has vehemently denied these claims.
Police accounts sharply contradict his claims. Investigators said the man entered Nana’s residence using a ladder to climb to the veranda while carrying a knife in a sheath. Inside the home, he allegedly pushed Nana’s mother and put pressure on her neck, causing her to briefly lose consciousness. Police said a struggle broke out because he refused to drop the weapon while Nana tried to subdue him.
Local legal experts believe the defendant is making these claims in order to try to reduce his sentence as armed robbery with aggravating circumstances can lead to a minimum 5 year sentence.
This is turning into an ordeal written by a rookie k-drama writer. To choke a woman to unconsciousness is attempted murder. When a person attacks you with a knife, you have absolute right to defend yourself with sufficient force to stop the attack. I hope the defendant is convicted and jailed for a long, long time.