S. Korea officer commits suicide:

A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a defence ministry spokesman said Thursday.

The victim, a lieutenant, was found dead in her single-room apartment on Wednesday, where a message was found reading: “Tomorrow, I won’t be in this world any longer.”

“The lieutenant appeared to have committed suicide,” a military spokesman told AFP.

She had reportedly told her boyfriend that she had been raped.

Military police have arrested a navy captain as a suspect. He admitted to having sex with her but denied the rape allegation, the spokesman said.

Human rights activists say cases of sexual violence within the military occur persistently despite government efforts to curb them. (AFP)