A former US Army sergeant who defected to North Korea in 1965 before spending almost four decades living under the brutal regime has died aged 77. There, he and three other US defectors were given daily lessons on the philosophy of Kim Il Sung, then founder and then-ruler of North Korea. Japanese doctors had to correct two operations he had in North Korea, which would otherwise have proved fatal'In North Korea, I lived a dog's life,' he said. 'Ain't nobody live good in North Korea. Jenkins was released from North Korea in 2004 and went to live in Japan with his wife, where he worked in a theme park.

Source: Daily Mail December 12, 2017 11:04 UTC