Social Affairs
Seoul City civil servant jumps to death possibly due to overwork
Sept. 19, 2017
A civil servant in his 20s, who was working at the Seoul City government, jumped to his death in his residential district in Dobong-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. Investigators say the reason behind the apparent suicide is possibly overwork, citing his family’s testimony.Police received a report from a janitor who said he had found a bloodied man on the sidewalk in front of an apartment building. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital but was soon pronounced dead. Police said it appears that the man jumpe