A 34-year-old prosecutor in Daejeon, some 150 kilometers south of Seoul, was found dead at his home in an apparent suicide on Wednesday, police said.

The police investigating the case said that the prosecutor, surnamed Huh, strangled himself to death using a pair of rubber gloves in his kitchen.

“When he did not come to the office without any notice, I visited his official residence and found him dead in the kitchen floor,” one of Huh’s colleagues told the police. He has worked for the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office since January.

A short handwritten suicide note that said “sorry,” was found near the body.

“A handwriting analyst confirmed that the note was written by Huh himself,” officials told the Yonhap News. “CCTV footage also shows that no one entered or exited the building at the time.”

“We cannot find any evidence of murder thus we are assuming that Huh committed suicide.

"However, we will request an autopsy by the National Scientific, Criminal and Investigation Laboratory for more detailed cause of death,” the official added.

By Kim Do-Yeon
(doyeonkim21@gmail.com)
Intern Reporter