Body Found in Palm Tree Forest Identified as Jang Mi-ran... "Too Early to Conclude Cause of Death"

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The body discovered yesterday (August 24) at a palm tree farm has been confirmed through a police autopsy to be Jang Mi-ran. Police stated that no signs of external trauma were found and are leaning toward suicide. However, experts point out that it is still too early to definitively conclude the exact cause of death.

Reporting by Dong Eunyeong.

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Police autopsy results confirmed that the body found yesterday at a palm tree farm in Hallim-eup, Jeju, belongs to the missing person, Jang Mi-ran.

As significant decomposition had already destroyed the fingerprints, dental analysis was used, which matched Jang's records.

The clothes Jang was wearing when she last went out, along with her mobile phone, were found nearby, and she was reportedly still wearing items such as a bracelet and a ring.

Given the lack of external trauma such as unusual fractures from the autopsy, as well as the position and posture of the body when found, police believe it is highly likely that Jang took her own life.

[Yoo Jae-sung / Acting Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency (Yesterday): Based on what was reported to me by the head of the Jeju Provincial Police Agency, it is presumed to be a death by hanging. (Meaning there are no signs suspected of homicide?) Yes, that is still the case so far.]

While no clear evidence of homicide has been found to date, experts emphasize that the cause of death should not be hastily concluded.

[Pyo Chang-won / Director, Pyo Chang-won Crime Science Research Institute: Unless footage capturing the entire scene is secured or multiple witnesses directly observed the exact situation, a discovered body must inevitably be treated as an unattended death. You cannot determine the cause of death based solely on superficial appearances.]

Police plan to send collected DNA to the National Forensic Service to determine the specific time and exact cause of death. However, due to the severe degree of decomposition, it is projected that it may take several weeks for the results to come out.

Police are currently conducting a forensic analysis on Jang's mobile phone secured at the scene to trace her movements before and after her disappearance.

(Video Editing: Choi Hye-ran)
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