20-06-2017 05:00 via columbuspost.com

U.S. student freed by North Korea in a coma dies at age 22

By Dan Sewell
Wire Service CorrespondentCINCINNATI (AP) — Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after almost a year and a half in captivity, died Monday, his family said.
The 22-year-old “has completed his journey home,” relatives said in a statement. They did not cite a specific cause of death.
“Unfortunately, the awful, torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other
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