Actor Kim Sae-ron was found dead in her home in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul, police said on Feb. 16.
She was 24 years old.
A friend of Kim discovered her body at her house after the actress failed to appear at a scheduled meeting and called Seoul Seongdong Police Precinct at 4:54 p.m.
Police found no evidence of a break-in or other wrongdoing but are still “looking into details,” according to media reports.
BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]
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