Otto Warmbier, the American student freed from North Korean prison last week, has died, according to his family. Warmbier, 22, was in a coma for the past year following his March 2016 arrest allegedly stealing a poster. The North Korean government claimed he suffered food poisoning and lost consciousness after he was given a sleeping pill. Warmbier suffered "severe neurological injury," U.S. doctors said. "When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands," his family said in a statement provided to WCPO. He looked very uncomfortable - almost anguished. Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed - he was at peace. He was home and we believe he could sense that."
realjones888 on June 19th, 2017 at 21:11 UTC »
The family obviously decided to withdraw support once the scans showed severe brain damage from cardiac arrest. How he went into cardiac arrest - collapse at labor camp, waterboarding, suicide attempt...that's where the real mystery is because nobody believes botulism and he had no signs of being physically beaten. Sad.
MrMolonLabe on June 19th, 2017 at 20:53 UTC »
Let's quit pretending that North Korea didn't send him back a dead man.
TooShiftyForYou on June 19th, 2017 at 20:51 UTC »
"We would like to thank the wonderful professionals at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center who did everything they could for Otto. Unfortunately, the awful torturous mistreatment of our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today."
"When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands. He looked very uncomfortable - almost anguished. Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed - he was at peace. He was home and we believe he could sense that."