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Prosecutor commits suicide
A 34-year-old prosecutor, identified only as Huh, was found dead in an apparent suicide in Daejeon, Wednesday morning, according to the police.
Huh, a prosecutor at the Daejon District Prosecutors’ Office, had apparently choked to death and was found with a rubber glove around his neck in the kitchen.
Huh’s colleague told police that he went to the prosecutor’s apartment as he did not show up for work. The coworker found Huh lying on the kitchen floor and called the 119 emergency services. A suicide note was found near Huh’s body, which only read: “I am sorry.”
A police officer said the note was confirmed to have been written by Huh, adding no one else was spotted by a surveillance camera, entering or exiting his apartment.
“Given all the circumstances, we think the prosecutor committed suicide. But to find out the exact cause of death, we will conduct an autopsy,” the officer said.