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2009/01/20 18:27 KST
Man convicted of spousal rape found dead in apparent suicide

   BUSAN, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man, the first to be convicted of spousal rape in the country, was found dead Tuesday in an apparent suicide, police officials said.

The 43-year-old man, identified by his surname Lim, was found by his mother hanged at his home in southern Busan around 2:40 p.m., according to the police.