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Korean military"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A company commander of North Korea&#8217;s 27th Brigade border guard unit attacked his wife and a non-commissioned officer with a knife after discovering their affair in the early morning hours of Sept. 28.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incident, which occurred in Kyongwon county, North Hamgyong province, has led to a ban on enlisted personnel visiting officers&#8217; homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK that the non-commissioned officer barely escaped alive, but the wife of the company commander died on the spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company commander had been away on business for several days and had just returned home when he saw his wife and the non-commissioned officer in a compromising position. Enraged, he lost control and attacked the couple.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the incident, the company commander was stripped of his rank and detained by the brigade&#8217;s security department. He is now awaiting punishment. The non-commissioned officer was dishonorably discharged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The battalion&#8217;s political department ordered soldiers to keep their mouths shut to prevent rumors of the sordid incident from spreading. Word of the killing, however, quickly spread to civilians living in Kwongwon county.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local residents blamed both the company commander, who had initially welcomed the non-commissioned officer into his home to obtain extra food rations, and expressed remorse over the wife&#8217;s death despite her actions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The non-commissioned officer was in charge of the company&#8217;s food supply. He distributed food for the company&#8217;s enlisted men, officers, and their families from the battalion&#8217;s logistics section. 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