American student released by North Korea suffers severe neurological damage

According to AFP, on June 15, Cincinnati Medical Center spokeswoman Kelly Martin said Otto Warmbier - an American student released by North Korea this week after falling into a coma while in a re-education labor camp - suffered severe neurological damage.

Otto Warmbier at his trial in Pyongyang. (Source: AP)

"Otto is in a stable condition but has suffered severe neurological damage," Martin said at a press conference.

Also at the press conference, Otto Warmbier's father, Fred Warmbier, said he did not believe North Korea's explanation that Warmbier's coma was caused by poisoning and sleeping pills.

The 22-year-old man, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been detained for more than a year after being arrested by North Korean authorities for removing propaganda banners at a hotel in Pyongyang./.

According to Vietnam+