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Woman awaiting police questioning dies after experiencing breathing difficulty in Gwangju

Published: 20 Apr. 2026, 21:03

CHO YONG-JUN
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The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency [YONHAP]

A woman in her 20s collapsed after experiencing breathing difficulties and died while awaiting police questioning at a station in Gwangju, police said Monday.

The 28-year-old suspect collapsed at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday with shortness of breath in a suspect waiting room at Gwangju Dongbu Police Precinct and was taken to a hospital, where she was declared dead.

She had been arrested earlier that day on suspicion of threatening a former partner with a weapon and was waiting to be questioned. Police believe she took medication from her bag while waiting for the investigation to begin.

Police are investigating the exact cause of death, taking into account that she had an underlying medical condition. An autopsy has been requested from the National Forensic Service.

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