DESPOT ‘HAS FATHERED A SECRET THIRD CHILD’

KIM Jong-Un has fathered a third child, it was revealed yesterday.

The North Korean dictator’s baby is believed to have been born in February.

Kim’s wife Ri Sol-Ju, believed to be in her 30s, has been kept out of the public eye since the start of the year – sparking pregnancy rumours.

South Korean officials were briefed on the birth on Monday, news agency Yonhap reported yesterday. The child’s gender is not known.

The couple, who married in 2009, are believed to have two other children – a boy born in 2010 and a daughter born in 2013. The news of the third child came through South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) which is understood to have briefed officials.

‘The NIS told us about Ri Sol-Ju giving birth to the third child because this implies she remains an influential figure in North Korea,’ lawmaker Yi Wan-Yong told US television network CNN.

The Kims have ruled since 1948, and political analysts have repeatedly told of the importance of the leader ensuring he has male heirs to continue his legacy.