South Korean soldier who killed five comrades in ‘stable condition’
The South Korean soldier who was captured after a 24-hour standoff with thousands of troops for killing five of his comrades was in a stable condition after an apparent suicide bid.
A South Korean soldier who killed five comrades was in a stable condition on Tuesday after an apparent suicide bid, doctors said, as details emerged of a final note he wrote regretting his actions.
The 22-year-old sergeant, surnamed Lim, was captured on Monday after a 24-hour standoff with thousands of troops ended when he shot himself in the chest.
“He is in a stable condition and is fully conscious,” Kim Jin-yup, a doctor at Gangneung Asan Hospital told reporters.
“He should recover soon,” he added.
Lim opened fire on members of his own unit at a guard post near the border with North Korea on Saturday, killing five and wounding seven.
He fled with a rifle and a stash of ammunition, sparking a massive manhunt involving thousands of soldiers and police who finally cornered him in a forested area 10 kilometres away.
