Charles Jenkins, Defected to North Korea as US Sergeant in 1960s, Dies in Japan at 77

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 (13 hours ago)
Charles Jenkins, Defected to North Korea as US Sergeant in 1960s, Dies in Japan at 77

Charles Jenkins, a U.S. soldier who defected to North Korea in the 1960s, has died in Japan where he settled in 2004. He was 77.

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Former U.S. soldier Charles Jenkins, who spent nearly four decades in North Korea before resettling in Japan, has died aged 77. Matthew Larotonda reports.