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Police officer investigated for S Korea crowd crush found dead

South Korean police stand guard on November 3, 2022 at the scene of the deadly Halloween night crowd surge in the capital, Seoul [File: Ahn Young-joon/AP]

A South Korean police official targeted for investigation following the deaths of 156 people in a Halloween night crowd crush in downtown Seoul has been found dead at his home in the capital.

The 55-year-old official, identified only by his surname Jeong, was in charge of intelligence affairs at the Yongsan Police Station covering the city’s Itaewon entertainment district where the tragedy unfolded on October 29.

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