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MISSING MISSUS

Sinister mystery surrounds whereabouts of nutty North Korean tyrant’s wife

Kim Jong-un's pretty wife suddenly disappears from public view amid concerns about her fate

FEARS are growing for the safety of North Korea’s first lady who has vanished from public view for the past seven months.

Ri Sol-ju is thought to have tied the knot with her food-loving fella Kim Jong-un in 2009 and soon after she gave birth to his child and heir to the hermit state.

 Happy times ...North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju enjoying a show together
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Happy times ...North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju enjoying a show togetherCredit: YONHAP / RODONG SINMUN
 VIP...Ri Sol-ju visiting one of Kim's leisure parks, the People's Pleasure Ground in Pyongyang
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VIP...Ri Sol-ju visiting one of Kim's leisure parks, the People's Pleasure Ground in PyongyangCredit: Reuters

Sporting designer clothes and pricey handbags, she has since appeared alongside her ever hubby as he tours factories and theme parks.

But now the slim and attractive spouse has vanished from public view after last being seen at a sporting event in March.

North Korea observers fear she could have fallen foul of her despotic husband or incurred the wrath of his equally menacing sister, Kim Yo jong.

Experts believe Yo jong is the power behind the throne and is even more deadly as her brother.

One North Korea watcher told Yonhap News Agency said: "Ri showed up at public events every two months last year but has not appeared in public for over seven months this year.

“That's quite extraordinary.

"Some sources speculate Ri's disappearance may be linked to a check on her activities by Kim's younger sister Kim Yo-jong."

 Powerful ...Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
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Powerful ...Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Concern is also mounting for Kim’s wife because of the gruesome fate people face who cross the loony leader.

In August it emerged he had executed one of North Korea’s top officials with an anti-aircraft gun after the man fell asleep in one of his meeting meeting.

In December 2013, North Korean state media announced the execution of Jang Sung-taek, the uncle by marriage of Kim Jong-Un.

 Family fall out ...Kim's uncle met a sticky end
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Family fall out ...Kim's uncle met a sticky endCredit: Reuters

According to a South Korean newspaper, Jang’s nephew, O Sang-hon, was also executed by being burnt alive with a flame thrower.

In 2007, a factory chief convicted of making international phone calls was executed by firing squad in front of a crowd of 150,000.

It’s reported that six people were killed in the rush as spectators left the stadium which hosted the execution.

North Korean craziness knows no ends - as one satellite images of one of Kim’s motorway proves.

As revealed by Sun Online, a £200 million  3-kilometre bridge from the Chinese border city of Dandong ends suddenly when it reaches the North  Korean side - proving the nutty nation really is a dead end.

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