SEOUL, March 31 -- The family of South Korean filmmaker Kim Chang-min is seething over what they call a "shocking miscarriage of justice" after the director died following an assault at a restaurant last October.

Five months on, they say the suspects remain free, and authorities have failed to take adequate action, leaving the bereaved family outraged and demanding accountability, Korea JoongAng Daily reported yesterday.

Kim, 40, collapsed at a 24-hour eatery in Guri in the early hours of October 20, 2025 and later died of a cerebral hemorrhage at a hospital on November 7.

"Kim visited the 24-hour restaurant on the day of the incident because his son, who has autistic traits, suddenly wanted to eat pork cutlets," a family member whose ...