Woman found dead after sleeping inside coffin in ‘spiritual ritual’
Social affairsAug 3, 2018
A woman in her 40s was found dead in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, reportedly after sleeping in a coffin as part of a spiritual ritual, regional police have said. According to police, the woman’s body was found inside a wooden coffin at about 6:30 a.m., Friday. The cause for her death may be suffocation or heat-related given the ongoing heat wave, authorities added. Police believe the woman participated in a religious ritual aimed at bringing good fortune by “getting rid of the bad spirits