South Korean actress Oh In-hye stable in hospital after cardiac arrest, fuelling suicide bid rumour

Oh, 36, was found unresponsive at home this morning and taken to hospital where she has reportedly stabilised

South Korea has seen a number of celebrity suicides in recent years including K-pop stars Sulli and Goo Hara

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South Korean actress Oh In-hye is stable in hospital after being found unconscious at home this morning, in what some are calling a suicide bid.

Published: 12:15pm, 14 Sep 2020Updated: 11:15am, 15 Sep 2020

Corrected [1:50pm, 14 Sep, 2020]

[1:50pm, 14 Sep, 2020]
Correction: a photo of Oh Yeon-seo not Oh In-hye, was originally used with this article

South Korean actress Oh In-hye was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious at home this morning.

Oh, 36, was found unresponsive at her home in the western port city of Incheon at 5am, the Incheon Yeonsu Police and the Songdo Fire Department said.

The Korea Herald reported that Oh was found in a state of cardiac arrest and underwent emergency procedures before being taken to a nearby hospital, where she reportedly stabilised.

South Korean pop culture portal AllK-Pop quoted a police spokesman as saying: “Oh In-hye’s friend found her and reported it, but we do not know why the friend was there. We currently believe that she [attempted suicide]”.

South Korean actress Oh In-hye is stable in hospital after being found unconscious at home this morning.

Oh made her screen debut in 2011 with the film Sin of a Family and appeared in movies such as The Plan.