{"id":4011,"date":"2018-12-27T10:47:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T01:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2019-03-28T13:02:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T04:02:05","slug":"murder-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2018\/12\/society-economy\/murder-family\/","title":{"rendered":"\uff1cInside N. Korea\uff1e Gold, Greed, and Guilt...Accused handicapped woman allegedly framed for murder by her own family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo) A young man collects gold at a mineral refinery. Some operations are entrusted to\u00a0 families to oversee, while other operations are entrusted to individual supervisory officials. Photo taken in October 2008 in Haeju City, South Hwanghae Province by Shim Uicheon (ASIAPRESS).<\/p><\/div>\n

Multiple reporting partners have reported that a 45 year-old woman was beaten to death on December 5 in the northern city of Hyesan.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to reports, the woman was beaten to death by a family that runs a goldmine near Hyesan. The victim\u2019s 17 year-old son was working at the goldmine but came under suspicion of theft when the gold reserves were found to be smaller than expected. When the owners of the mine confronted their 17 year-old employee, the boy\u2019s mother stood up for him. It was at this moment, apparently, that the owners of the goldmine assaulted their employee\u2019s mother, beating her to death.<\/p>\n

Hyesan city police dispatched a team to investigate the 5 members of the goldmine-owning family that were involved in the murder. Of the 5 suspects, however, only 1 was detained, with the other 4 suspects released. According to reports, the 4 released suspects told the police that the detained member of their family, the owner\u2019s daughter-in-law, is mentally handicapped and was responsible for the woman\u2019s death as they could not control her.<\/p>\n

Neighboring residents, however, say they know the real story. They believe that the 4 released members of the family paid off the police with bribes and agreed amongst themselves to pin the crime on their mentally challenged family member.<\/p>\n

Next page: Poor people perform hard labor to survive\u2026 <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Photo) A woman collects gold. Photo taken in October 2008 in South Hwanghae Province by Shim Uicheon (ASIAPRESS).<\/p><\/div>\n

\u25c6Poor people perform hard labor to survive<\/h2>\n

According to a reporting partner, there are many North Koreans who work for state-run and privately operated gold mines for a daily wage of 25 yuan. For North Koreans, however, a daily wage of 25 yuan is quite high. Working from the early morning well into the night, the miners are expected to perform very physical labor.<\/p>\n

According to the reporting partner, \u201cMost working people don\u2019t receive proper wages or benefits. Instead, rather than receiving a proper wage, most workers receive exemptions from their duties so that they can engage in private enterprise elsewhere. Lot of poor housewives are working too.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Word of the incident quickly spread through the city of Hyesan. One local resident lamented, \"They call this socialism but this is a world where money is more important than a person\u2019s life\u201d. (Kang Ji-won)<\/p>\n

\u203bASIAPRESS communicates with reporting partners using Chinese mobile phones smuggled into North Korea.<\/p>\n

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