North Korean soldier defecting South ran North-shot by his own men

A North Korean soldier was shot six times by his own side when he was running across the border after dramatic defection to the South.

The North Korean soldier involved in an extremely rare and dramatic defection to the South was shot when he drove close to the heavily-guarded military area separating the two Koreas and exited the vehicle.

“He then exited the vehicle and continued fleeing south across the line as he was fired upon by other soldiers from North Korea,” the UNC said in a statement.

An official with the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North’s border guards fired at least 40 rounds.

“He has at least six gunshot wounds on his body and the penetrating wound in the abdomen is the most serious”, the doctor, Lee Cook-Jong, told reporters.