North Korean soldier who defected gets lifetime cake from South Korean company

Because of his love for Choco Pie, a North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea was recently given this cake for free for life.

A Choco Pie commercial depicts a South Korean soldier holding a pie. Photo: Korea Herald.

When a 24-year-old North Korean soldier named Oh, who defected to South Korea on November 13, woke up in the hospital, the thing he craved most was Orion Choco Pie, Fox News reported.

Orion, a company that makes Choco Pies, announced that it would give Oh the cookies to eat for the rest of his life. Orion also immediately sent 100 boxes of cookies to the hospital where Oh was being treated.

"We sent Choco Pie as a welcome gift to Mr. Oh, who came to Korea after many difficulties. This is not an advertising act," said a representative of Orion company.

Choco Pie, a chocolate marshmallow sandwich, became known and loved by many North Koreans after South Korean businesses distributed it as a snack to North Korean workers at the Kaesong joint industrial complex between the two countries.

Oh was hit by five of the approximately 40 shots fired by his comrades from pistols and AK-47s while fleeing across the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Doctors performed emergency surgery and transfused 12 liters of blood to save Oh's life. According to doctors, Oh suffered from hepatitis B, tuberculosis, and severe parasitic infections. Oh's health is recovering./.

According to VNE