![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/mystery-as-north-korean-defector-found-dead-in-flat-with-no-sign-of-entry/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/NINTCHDBPICT000774413445-1.jpg&description=A NORTH Korean defector has mysteriously been found dead inside a flat with no sign of a forced entry, leaving cops stumped. The 23-year-old's heavily bruised corpse was discovered inside the locked home in Gimhae, South Korea, on November 7. The man was found dead inside his locked flat in Gimhae on November 7 He had fled North Korea with his family in June 2004 to start a new life in the SouthCredit: Getty Police are now scouring CCTV to help piece together how the victim, referred to as Mr A by local media, passed away. His family have claimed the condition of his body suggests he may have been attacked or murdered in his own home. Investigators told how they noticed significant bruising to the man's "face and side" after making the gruesome discovery. But following an autopsy, officials have suggested the bruising was instead a result of blood clots that formed following his death. Cops say no external injuries were found on the 23-year-old. They are now performing digital forensics on his mobile phone and analysing nearby surveillance footage to determine if anyone entered the locked city flat. Neighbours claimed they had recently heard a "loud" argument with a woman coming from the victim's flat, The JoongAng reported. They also claimed they had seen the North Korean sporting a "scarred" face last September. The victim's family have told how he left the dictatorship at just five years old with his grandmother and father in June 2004. The trio made the treacherous journey across the Tuman River from North Korea to China, before heading to Mongolia to avoid detection. The family then made their way into the South of the divided nation to start a new life. But the 23-year-old is said to have struggled to adjust to his new surroundings and was bullied by his classmates while growing up. His family claim he was forced to bounce around different schools in a bid to escape the taunts. The man continued to live his grandmother and father while working a range of jobs){kind=link}
A NORTH Korean defector has mysteriously been found dead inside a flat with no sign of a forced entry, leaving cops stumped.
The 23-year-old’s heavily bruised corpse was discovered inside the locked home in Gimhae, South Korea, on November 7.
Police are now scouring CCTV to help piece together how the victim, referred to as Mr A by local media, passed away.
His family have claimed the condition of his body suggests he may have been attacked or murdered in his own home.
Investigators told how they noticed significant bruising to the man’s “face and side” after making the gruesome discovery.