Mother Forced To Kill Her Own Baby in North Korean Prison
Former inmate told a U.N. panel the mother was ordered to drown her baby
A mother in a North Korean prison was forced to kill her own baby, according to a former inmate giving evidence to a UN commission hearing.
Jee Heon-a, 34, told the UN Commission of Inquiry that a guard ordered the mother to drown her newborn.
Speaking softly, she took a deep breath before telling a retired Australian judge and other commission panel members: "It was the first time I had seen a newborn baby and I felt happy.
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