North Korean mother and son defectors die of suspected starvation in Seoul

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North Korean mother and son defectors die of suspected starvation in Seoul.

“We are sorry” wailed women in black at a funeral for a defector mother and son. The women who were mourning were North Korean defectors who had never met the deceased before but they claimed the same death could have occurred to one of them and that it was their fault that the victims died so isolated.

The bodies were so badly decomposed that the National Forensics Service could not conclusively identify the cause of death after the bodies went undiscovered for over two months, according to police. It is assumed that Han died of starvation. Hundreds mourned at the funeral which took place in central Seoul. North Korean defectors, who voluntarily formed an emergency response committee after Han’s death, hosted the ceremony.

Mourning music and a poetry recital followed the eulogy as mourners offered their apologies to Han and her son. The funeral procession then headed for the presidential office but a barricade that had already been installed prevented them from approaching any further.

 

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Tragic!

This story doesn't smell ripe to me. There's more to this story that's not being told.

Oil company executive evacuated to North and South Korea on the day of Pearl Harbor attack

Oh so sad may God Bless them!

Kim feed your people

Oh my

But the trump administration will say this defection is acceptable.

Sad. But Trump has a great relationship with Kim so... did you hear about the beautiful letters

They were scared to ask for help?

They could probably just have sex for food in seoul...seems like the defectors didn’t find the right defects...

It sounds like assasination. I wonder how many North Korean spies are out there in North Korea.

Oh sorry why all this

Oh no!! May thier souls rest peaceful, but we are here wasting tons of food in the USA 🇺🇸

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