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SHINee’s Jonghyun dies in hospital

News Desk (The Korea Herald/Asia News Network)
Mon, December 18, 2017

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SHINee’s Jonghyun dies in hospital Jonghyun was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious at a residence in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, police said. (Via The Korea Herald/File)

K-pop boy band SHINee’s Jonghyun died in hospital Monday. He was 28.

Jonghyun was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious at a residence in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, police said.

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Police said they received a telephone call from his sister at 4:42 p.m. Monday, saying she thought he may have attempted suicide.

The singer was found with a burning coal briquette nearby. Police say they will investigate the incident as a suspected suicide.


This article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
 

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