An autopsy of a popular actress found dead last weekend confirmed that she had committed suicide, dismissing murder suspicions, police said Monday.
Jeong Hye-sun, 27, well-known as Jeong Da-bin, was found hanged at her boyfriend's house on Saturday, police said, adding Jeong's boyfriend, only identified by his last name Lee, discovered the body and alerted the authorities.
Police had initially said that she committed suicide, citing no signs of physical assualt.
Jeong's family, however, requested an autopsy, raising questions surrounding her death and insisting she had no reason to kill herself. Jeong, who also became a South Korean pop culture star in Taiwan in 2005, acted in several popular Korean television dramas and movies.
Jeong is the latest in a string of suicides by well-known pop stars. Female singer 'Yuni' committed suicide on Jan. 21, while movie actress Lee Eun-joo killed herself in February 2005.
Seoul, Feb. 12 (Yonhap News)
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