K__ O-O D0000137

North Korean victims
Case number
FP038-02
Name (KOR)
ㄱOO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age when taken
32
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Divorced
Type of occupation
  • Unknown
Year of birth
1960s: 1965
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.9304316

Longitude: 130.0023455

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Attempt to escape from North Korea
Date when taken
May 1, 1997
Year when taken
1990s: 1997
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
North Hamgyong
Region where taken
Onseong-gun
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.9542976

Longitude: 129.9819302

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Near Tumen River
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Arrested by a MSoS agent while trying to cross the Tumen River with 7 others
Date last identified
End of August 1997
Year last identified
1990s: 1997
Place last identified
MSoS prison in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
? MSoS in North Korea
Place of second detention
MSoS prison in Onseong-gun, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Period of second detention
4 months (May 2, 1997 – late August 1997)
Additional information on second detention
Since she went to China and came back to North Korea, MSoS agents investigated her more thoroughly. She went to a hospital due to inflammation of her breast, and it got worse after receiving penicillin antibiotics. One morning, a MSoS agent took her out, and he burned her belongings the next day.
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