A South Korean judge who presided over the sentencing trial of former first lady Kim Keon Hee was found dead on Wednesday, eight days after delivering the ruling. Judge Shin Jong-o was found dead in the compound of the Seoul High Court at around 1am on Wednesday, police said. Shin presided over the appellate trial of Kim, the wife of convicted former president Yoon Suk Yeol , and overturned the lower court decision that had sentenced her to 20 months in prison. He extended her sentence to four years and imposed a fine of 50m won (£25,319) after the appellate court found her guilty in a stock manipulation case. She was also found guilty on charges related to accepting valuables, such as Chanel bags and a necklace from the Unification Church and was ordered to return a diamond necklace. Police responded after Shin’s daughter reported she was unable to contact her father. His body was discovered on the fifth-floor terrace of the Seoul High Court building in Seocho-dong, Seoul.…