North Korean diplomat at London embassy defects, flees another country

A diplomat at the North Korean embassy in London has defected and fled abroad with his family, a South Korean media reported today citing a well-informed source. 

The diplomat, Thae Yong Ho, had served as deputy to the Ambassador and was responsible for



promoting the image of his country to British audiences. 

He had reportedly lived in the UK for 10 years with his wife and family and disappeared from his home in west London several weeks ago. Neither the Foreign Office nor the embassy has commented.