One of South Korea’s most prolific mass murderers has killed himself while on death row.
The Justice Ministry said Jeong Nam-kyu died in hospital on Sunday – a day after being found hanging in his cell.
In 2007, the 40-year-old was convicted of murdering 13 people and robbing, raping and assaulting 20 others during a two year spree.
In a statement, the ministry said Jeong is thought to have died from a heart attack or brain injuries resulting from what is believed to be his suicide attempt…
He is believed to have left a note indicating he was worried about his execution, the Associated Press news agency reported…
Bye. Save the country the expense.
Now if we could only get that to happen more often here in the U.S.A.