Name not reported
A 31-year-old woman held in pre-trial detention in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, North Korea, was beaten to death by a security officer, according to an anonymous resident who spoke to Radio Free Asia. The source said she had become weak from malnutrition and could not move as quickly as ordered. The source also said the officer was still working at the facility. The account rests on this single anonymous source, and no name or date of death is given.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. An anonymous North Hamgyong province resident told Radio Free Asia that a security officer beat her to death at the Chongjin pre-trial detention facility.
Reported by: an anonymous North Hamgyong province resident (via Radio Free Asia) (witnesses).