"Too Weak to Support Weight?" Results of Palm Farm Recreation Experiment

According to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency on the 29th, police conducted a recreation experiment on the 27th at a palm farm in Hallim-eup, Jeju City, where a person surnamed Chang was found dead, to verify whether death by hanging was possible.

Police reportedly carried out a detailed recreation and concluded that hanging was not impossible.

Based on autopsy results from the National Forensic Service and other findings, police previously stated that Chang is presumed to have died by hanging from a palm tree.

During the on-site forensic inspection, they checked the strength of the tree by directly pulling on its trunk and determined that the upper part of the tree was fully capable of supporting a person's weight.

However, some have raised arguments that death by hanging would be impossible because the palm farm is secluded and dark for a woman to visit alone at night, and the palm tree trunks are weak with many sharp parts.

Chang's family and boyfriend also stated that Chang was afraid of this palm farm and usually did not frequent the area.

Following the false closure of her initial missing person report in May, Chang was found dead at the palm farm on the 24th.

Reported by Kim Jiuk | Video by Na Hong-hee | Graphics by Lee Jeong-ju | Produced by SBS Digital News
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