Defector didn't take to South Korea

By Hyonhee Shin
Updated January 4 2022 - 6:11pm, first published 6:07pm
A North Korean defector who defected back across the border struggled to settle in South Korea.
A North Korean defector who defected back across the border struggled to settle in South Korea.

A former North Korean defector who made a risky and rare cross-border return home last week had struggled in South Korea, officials and media reports say, sparking fresh debate over how such defectors are treated in their new lives.

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