Is North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un’s Aunt Now Dead As Well?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes as an honour guard marches past, while his aunt Kim Kyong-hui and Premier Pak Pong-ju watch during a ceremony in Pyongyang. Photo: Reuters

Is Kim Jong-Un’s Aunt Now Dead As Well? Reports Claim Wife Of Recently Executed Uncle Has Suffered Fatal Heart Attack Or Committed Suicide -- Daily Mail

* Kim Kyong-hui, 67, is aunt of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, 30
* Her husband Jang Song-Thaek was executed by Kim Jong-un last month
* Mrs Kim, whose only child died in 2006, is said to have had heart disease
* North Korean media say officials believe she is dead but not how or where

The aunt of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has died in mysterious circumstances, it was reported today.

Kim Kyong-hui, 67, whose husband Jang Song-Thaek was executed under Jong-un's orders less than a month ago, is said to have either suffered a heart attack or committed suicide by North Korean media.

There has been speculation on her health and whereabouts since the death on 8 December of her husband, also 67, described as 'scum' by his 30-year-old nephew.

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Update #1: Is Kim Jong-un's Aunt Dead? -- Chosun Ilbo
Update #2: Kim Jong-Un's aunt - estranged wife of purged uncle - reported to have died -- Independent.ie

My Comment:  When it comes to North Korea .... nothing now surprises me.