Person found burned to death in front yard of house in South Chungcheong

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A person was found burned to death in the front yard of a home in Asan, South Chungcheong, according to police and fire authorities on Tuesday.

“There is a person collapsed in the front yard of a home,” a passerby reported to first responders near Sinchang-myeon in Asan at around 6:16 p.m. on Monday.

Responding paramedics found the person dead at the scene with severe burn injuries. The body was later handed to the police.

The door to the home was locked at the time. Authorities also found a note believed to be a suicide letter.

Police said that they plan to conduct an autopsy and investigate the exact circumstances surrounding the death.

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