Woman claims sister spread lies about her after receiving insurance payout
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- A woman claims her sister falsely told others she received no insurance money and was denied help for medical treatment.
- The accuser had previously helped her sister secure over 50 million won in insurance payouts for cancer treatment.
- The sister allegedly portrayed the accuser as greedy and uncaring to family and friends.
A woman has come forward with a distressing account of alleged betrayal by her own sister, accusing her of spreading malicious falsehoods despite having received substantial financial assistance. The woman, identified only as 'A', shared her story on an online community forum, detailing how her sister allegedly fabricated stories about her to family and acquaintances.
I heard my older sister, who received cancer insurance money through the insurance I took out for her, badmouthing me in return.
According to A, she had actively helped her elder sister, who was battling cancer, to secure insurance policies. This included assisting her in obtaining over 50 million won (approximately $37,000 USD) in insurance payouts for diagnosis and surgery. A even claims to have personally paid the premiums for one of the policies.
However, A alleges that her sister, instead of expressing gratitude, began telling others that she had received no insurance money due to a misdiagnosis and that A had refused to help her financially when she needed robotic surgery. The sister reportedly went as far as telling mutual friends that A was blinded by greed related to their father's funeral money.
She made me out to be complete trash.
These claims have left A feeling deeply hurt and misrepresented, especially as those around them were unaware of the insurance payouts and perceived her as a callous sibling. She expressed profound confusion and anger over why her sister would resort to such lies, stating, "Why did she have to spread such lies to bring me down?"
Why did she have to spread such lies to bring me down? I am so resentful and angry that I cannot stand it.
Online reactions to A's story have largely sided with her, with many advising her to distance herself from her sister. Comments suggest that family members can sometimes be worse than strangers and that prioritizing her own well-being is paramount.
Sometimes family members can be worse than strangers.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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