Daejeon District Court , Cheonan branch ( Yonhap ) A 64 - year - old woman received 10 years in prison Sunday for hiring someone to murder her ex - husband . The three men who complied and carried out the murder were each sentenced to heavier terms of 15 , 20 and 25 years , respectively . The Cheonan branch of Daejeon District Court said the convicted woman had paid 50 million won ( $ 43 , 500 ) to have her ex - husband killed , after they had mutually agreed on a divorce and while they were going through the process of property division . She hired a 36 - year - old private ambulance operator in April 2014 and asked him to “ put my husband somewhere he can never get out . ” The ambulance operator in turn reached out to two of his acquaintances who were struggling with debt . The three together murdered the victim at a deserted mountain in Yangju - si and buried his body . The court said it gave 10 years to the woman as : “ She had suffered a significant degree of pain during her marriage due to the husband ’ s chronic suspicion and violence stemming from his psychological imbalance . She feared the victim would inflict harm on their children even in their divorced state . ” By Lim Jeong - yeo ( kaylalim @ heraldcorp . com ) <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >