Song Ja Cha
Song Ja Cha, 74, was held in the Guam Department of Corrections and told prison staff she was unwell. She was taken to Guam Memorial Hospital, where her condition worsened and she was placed on life support, and she died there on May 9, 2026. Chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola said septic shock resulted from pneumonia that had spread beyond her lungs. Corrections Deputy Director Carla Borja said she died of natural causes and that there was no reason to investigate.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The chief medical examiner, Dr. Aurelio Espinola, attributed her death to septic shock from pneumonia, and Corrections Deputy Director Carla Borja said she died of natural causes.
Reported by: Chief medical examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola (medical examiner or coroner); Guam Department of Corrections Deputy Director Carla Borja (the agency that held her).