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Vase smashed, mum hurt: Korean Air boss Cho Won-tae, brother of ‘nut rage’ heiress, flies into rage at family party
- Cho Won-tae visited his mother for a festive celebration, only for things to turn ugly over a business discussion
- His sibling, Cho Hyun-ah, who caused the infamous ‘nut rage’ scandal, has accused him of sidelining his two sisters in the family’s conglomerate
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Cho Won-tae, the chairman of Korean Air and brother of the woman behind the infamous “nut rage” scandal, has apologised this week for getting into a fight with his mother on Christmas Day.
According to local reports, Cho, 43, visited his mother, Lee Myung-hee, to celebrate the festive season at her house, where he also discussed the future of the family business.
During the conversation, Cho reportedly blew up and went on a rampage, leaving his mother with cuts on her arm. He was believed to have wielded a wall fireplace poker, shattering a vase that sent shards flying.
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Newspapers published a picture of broken vase shards on the floor, and another image showing cut wounds on a woman’s arm, with blood spots splattered on the floor.
The images were leaked to the press after Lee emailed them to company officials asking for protection.
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