North Korea billed US $2 million for imprisoned student's medical care
Otto Warmbier fell into a coma after apparently being tortured behind bars and died days after arriving back in the United States.
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Otto Warmbier fell into a coma after apparently being tortured behind bars and died days after arriving back in the United States.
Fred and Cindy Warmbier said their son was tortured.
Relationships with North Korea have been strained since it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Otto Warmbier had been in a coma since shortly after he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for allegedly stealing a poster.
“It doesn’t feel real yet,” a school mate said at the funeral.
Otto Warmbier was released last week after nearly 18 months in detention in the country.
Otto Warmbier had returned to the US last week after more than 17 months in prison.
He was arrested for allegedly taking a poster from a North Korean hotel.
He also gave a copy of Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection, two sets of soap and two autographed jerseys.
The State Department says Dennis Rodman’s visit “had nothing to do with the release”.
Warmbier’s parents were told their son was given a sleeping pill soon after his trial in March last year but never woke up.
Otto Warmbier, 21, was arrested for removing a political banner from a Pyongyang hotel.