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South Korean Police said Tuesday that they have found the body of a fugitive tycoon wanted over April’s ferry sinking that left more than 300 people dead or missing.
Police say DNA and fingerprints have confirmed the identity of the body that was found last month, soon after police raided a compound belonging to a Christian splinter group, of which Yoo was a leading member.
The 73-year-old was wanted for questioning on charges including embezzlement and criminal negligence, and many of his family members have already been arrested, including his wife, the BBC reports. His eldest son is still on the run.
The number of dead from the Sewol disaster stands at 294—most of them high school students—and 10 people are still listed as missing. After the sinking, investigators found that the ferry was routinely and severely overloaded.
Company officials are now on trial—a separate trial than that of the ferry captain and crew members, who were charged with murder.
Agencies/Canadajournal
