MBC begins a fact-finding investigation early next week four months after Oyoanna's death, providing maximum support for finding the truth

Jan 31, 2025

 MBC begins a fact-finding investigation early next week four months after Oyoanna's death, providing maximum support for finding the truth



Amid suspicions that the cause of death of the late Oyoanna MBC weatherman was bullying in the workplace, MBC decided to investigate the cause of death in earnest.

MBC said on the 31st that it has decided to form a fact-finding committee headed by external experts to find out the cause and truth of Oyoanna's death.

"For a fair and objective investigation, a number of external experts, including lawyers, will participate in the fact-finding committee, and department heads of personnel grievance-related organizations in the company will also participate as working-level members to support the accurate investigation," he said, adding that the full-fledged investigation will begin early next week after preparation for this weekend.




MBC has been conducting its own investigation immediately after the allegations surrounding the death of the deceased were raised, and plans to provide all the preliminary investigation data secured so far to the committee to provide as much support as possible so that the truth can be revealed smoothly and quickly, he said.

Finally, MBC will pray for the rest of the deceased and make every effort to heal the pain of the bereaved families by revealing the exact facts," he added.

 MBC begins a fact-finding investigation early next week four months after Oyoanna's death, providing maximum support for finding the truth
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Meanwhile, the deceased was born in 1996 and passed the MBC weatherman in May 2021. In 2022, he appeared on tvN 'YouQuiz on the Block' and drew attention. The deceased died in September last year at the age of 28, and it was belatedly known in December last year.




The Maeil Shinmun reported on the 27th that a suicide note complaining of workplace harassment was found on Oyoanna's mobile phone, and in particular, claimed to have been damaged by two specific weathermen.

According to reports, the bereaved are actually OAnna said she killed herself, adding that a 17-page suicide note was found on her mobile phone. First, a fellow weatherman who joined the company gave false information and then turned it on to the deceased, and another weatherman called him to work after work hours or prevented him from leaving work for more than an hour to an hour and a half because he had to teach the deceased even though he was a freelancer like the deceased.

When the deceased was asked to cast tvN 'Uquiz on the Block' in 2022, he criticized 'What can I say?' In addition, a large number of messages and voices were found in which fellow weathermen criticized the deceased. Oyoanna reportedly informed MBC officials of the damage before her death, but MBC reportedly did not take any action.




As allegations of bullying in the workplace emerged, MBC said on the 28th that the deceased had never informed the department in charge of his/her grievances while working as a freelancer (the HR consultation office of the management support office, the audit office clean center) or the managers who worked with him/her"I'm ready to launch a fact-finding mission if the bereaved families request it." made a statement.



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