[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A female police officer in her 40s working in the field department for COVID-19 in the Daejeon area was found dead at her home.


According to the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency on the 13th, Officer A was reported to have died from a fall at her home in Jung-gu, Daejeon, around 4:25 PM on the 11th.


Officer A had been working at a police station in the Daejeon area and had been in charge of on-site inspections related to social distancing measures for COVID-19 since February.


The police are currently investigating the exact cause of death, including whether Officer A was overworked, while keeping open the possibility of a suicide.



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