Police officer facing probe over Seoul Halloween crush found dead at home

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SEOUL - A South Korean police official being investigated over the deadly Halloween crush was found dead at his home in Seoul on Friday (Nov 11), the Yonhap news agency reported. The Oct 29 crush killed 156 people and injured another 198, mostly in their twenties and thirties, when revellers flooded narrow alleyways in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon...

People mourn at a group memorial for the victims of the crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities, at Seoul City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov 3, 2022.SEOUL - A South Korean police official being investigated over the deadly Halloween crush was found dead at his home in Seoul on Friday , the Yonhap news agency reported.

The official, who was only identified by his surname Jeong and in charge of intelligence affairs at the Yongsan Police Station covering Itaewon, was found dead at his Seoul home by a family member at around 12.45pm , Yonhap said, citing unnamed police officials.South Korea PM urges police to explain response to Halloween crush emergency calls

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