Middle School Student Found Dead in Incheon Apartment... Police "Autopsy Planned"

No Underlying Health Conditions Usually

A male student with no known underlying health conditions was found dead in his room in Incheon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A middle school student was found dead lying face down in his room in Incheon, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

Incheon Gyeyang Police Station announced on the 28th that at around 6:50 a.m., a 13-year-old first-year middle school student, A, was found dead lying face down on his bed in his room at an apartment in Gyeyang-gu by his mother, who then called 119 emergency services.

When the 119 paramedics arrived after the report, A was already deceased. There were no signs on A’s body suggesting homicide, and no tools for extreme self-harm were found in the room.

A lived with his parents and younger sister and was understood to have no underlying health conditions. He had completed his second COVID-19 vaccination on December 1 of last year.

A’s mother was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the 22nd and was in self-quarantine.

A police official stated, "A tested negative for COVID-19 in a test conducted before his death," and added, "An autopsy will be performed by the National Forensic Service."

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