Seoul Grade 7 Public Official Found Dead by Suicide: "No Evidence of Criminal Suspicion"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The police have concluded that there is no evidence of criminal suspicion in the case of a Grade 7 public official of Seoul City who was found dead at home last February.

Seoul Jongno Police Station announced on the 21st that after investigating the case in which a public official in his 20s, Mr. A, was found dead at his home, they did not find any signs of homicide or suspicious cause of death.

The police reached this conclusion by synthesizing the on-site investigation, communication records, and testimonies from people around him. The cause of death and reasons for the extreme choice were not disclosed to protect the dignity and privacy of the deceased and the bereaved family.

Mr. A, who worked at the Seoul Museum of Art, was found dead at his home on February 8. After Mr. A's death, some claimed that he had been subjected to workplace bullying, but the police investigation did not confirm such circumstances.

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