Police Can’t Determine Cause of Death for Missing Woman Found on Jeju Island
[Domestic] : Police have not been able to find the cause of death for a woman who was reported missing and was recently discovered dead on the southern resort island of Jeju, due to the severity of decomposition. Hong Seok-ki, head of the National Office of Investigation, told reporters at a briefing on Monday that ... [more...]
A 37-year-old Korean woman, Jang Mi Ran, was found dead in Jeju, South Korea, after being reported missing in May 2026. She had been staying at a pension and left on the night of May 12. According to initial reports, a local police officer alleged that he had contacted her and she did not want to be in contact with her family. However, her case was reopened after her family repeatedly urged the police to do so.
The re-investigation began on August 20. The body of Jang was discovered near a road on August 24, around 10:46 am, approximately 500 meters from her last known location. No signs of foul play were found, and an autopsy suggested that she likely died by hanging. However, this conclusion has drawn scrutiny and questions about whether the police prematurely concluded her death was a suicide.
Furthermore, the police conducted a re-enactment at the scene, examining the strength of the palm branch supporting her weight. Jang's family and boyfriend have expressed that she was afraid of the area. The officer involved has partially admitted to prematurely closing the case and deleting her information from the missing persons list, as well as inserting false information stating she had died in a car accident.
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