The trio were brutally murdered before an audience of terrified locals, including children, in the village of Songjong-ri, for daring to flee to the 'democratic' South.
In North Korea, three men were publicly executed after attempting to flee to South Korea. They were tied to stakes, shot with ninety bullets each, and their bodies were burned in front of onlookers, including children, to instill fear and deter future defections.
