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THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. (K5 News) — A Lacey man was sentenced to 13 years in prison and three years in community custody on Monday after pleading guilty to a second-degree attempted murder charge in early March.
Chae Kyong An attempted to bury his wife alive after the two got into an argument at the woman's home in October of 2022. The couple was going through a separation at the time.
The victim read a statement in court recalling the attack, and detailing the lasting physical and emotional scars left by her husband.
She said she saw An at her home when she arrived home from church that day, prompting her to send her children to get ice cream because she didn't want them to see their parents fighting. After the kids left, she and An got into an argument, which is when the attack began. She was able to contact 911 through her Apple Watch before An took the device away from her and smashed it.
The victim said An tied her arms, legs, eyes and mouth, and that he then loaded her into a van and drove her into the woods. An put the victim into a shallow grave then threw dirt over her. She laid in the hole for 12 hours before she was able to get up and escape.
The victim said she begged for An to stop and asked him to think of their children, but he refused.
'"I don't need anything. Today, I'm going to kill you,"' she recalled An saying.
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