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Posted by MTS at 5:30 PM Saturday, August 15, 2009

First she loses her daughter to suicide, and now someone has stolen her daughter’s ashes from her grave. The late Choi Jin Shil’s mother made a desperate plea to the thief, “Please return my daughter’s ashes.” Choi Jin Shil’s mother reported that her daughter’s ashes are stolen from her resting place in YangSooRi GapSan Park on August 15th at YangPyeong Police station.
While being accompanied by a friend of her daughter’s (comedian Lee YeongJa she said, “I don’t know who would do such a thing, but please just return my daughter’s ashes”.

A reporter asked her if there had been a stalker and She replied, “I don’t know about that. I won’t ask anything, just please return my daugther’s ashes.” The police are currently investigating the case of ‘Choi JinShil’s stolen ashes ‘.

The police have stated, “We think that the criminal may be a extreme fan or fortune-teller who is mentally unstable. At Choi JinShil’s grave, the grave is said to have been struck by a strong metal object, of about 65mm long, hit about 11 to 15 times, before opening a hole in it and retrieving the ashes.” Since the surveillance cameras at the grave site have not been working since August 12th,therefore it does not provide any help for investigation.

A staff member has said, “Recently we have had many visitors coming in to pay respects to the late Choi JinShil, but the criminal may have came in at night, that we are unsure about.”

For those who don't know who Choi jin Shil is heres little info taken from Wikipedia.
Choi Jin Shil was a popular South Korean actress. She committed suicide at the age of 39. Since her debut in 1988 till her death in 2008 she appeared in various soap operas, movies and commercials, becoming a household name. Her popularity was widely considered due to her friendly and approachable demeanor rather than the statuesque looks of her contemporaries.