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Seoul mayor's apparent suicide sends shock waves through South Korea
Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon was found dead early Friday morning. An apparent suicide note was found on his desk, city officials in South Korea said.
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Before being found dead in the hills of Seoul early Friday, the city’s mayor, Park Won-soon, left a crumpled note saying sorry.
"I send my apologies to everyone. I thank everyone who shared my life. I am so sorry to my family to whom I only gave pain," read the apparent suicide note left on the desk of his official residence and released by the city government with the permission of his family.
"Bye everyone."
Park was 64. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
News that the former activist, women's rights advocate and lawyer had apparently taken his own life has rocked South Korea's capital, Seoul, home to more than 10 million people. As one of the country's most well-known elected officials, he had been tipped as a potential presidential candidate in 2022.