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It has been revealed thatthe lateMBCweathercasterOh Yoannaattempted suicide twice before her death.
Eventually, she passed away on September 15."
When asked, ‘Why did you have a go at die?’
She said, ‘Work is hard.
My spine feels like it’s breaking, and my intestines feel like they are being torn apart.
Life is too painful, and I want peace.’
When I said, ‘This is serious.
I’ve signed ad contracts that I need to film…
I won’t die; I just did it out of anger.'"
The content of a KakaoTalk group chat, in which fellow weathercasters harassed her, was also revealed.
One weathercaster wrote, “(Oh Yoanna) is completely crazy.
Let’s leave the group chat.
(‘The Glory’) Yeon Jin at least did well on TV.
She (Oh Yoanna) plays the victim so much.
We are the victims.”
‘Let’s not treat them as juniors.’
They made her out to be completely crazy."
A 17-page suicide note was found on her phone, detailing workplace harassment by two weathercasters.
The bereaved family has filed a civil lawsuit against the two identified perpetrators at the Seoul Central District Court.
It seems like they are trying to cover it up systematically.
We will uncover the truth and demand an apology to the end."
This statement received criticism.
Finally, four months after Oh Yoanna’s death, a fact-finding committee was formed.
We will begin preparations over the weekend and officially start early next week.
We conducted an internal investigation and plan to support efforts to swiftly uncover the truth.
We will do our utmost to heal the bereaved family’s pain."
Oh Yoanna was a former idol trainee.
In 2021, she was hired as a weathercaster for MBC, covering weekday and weekend weather.
The following year, she appeared on tvN’s ‘You Quiz on the Block,’ gaining attention.
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