[SEOUL=Health/Medical News] Rumors and conjecture abound concerning the consecutive deaths of sales department staff of Johnson & Johnson Korea.
Ms. K, section chief, sales department of Johnson & Johnson Korea, committed suicide in her home town, Dangjin, Chungchung Province 3rd Oct.
Mr. L, deputy section chief of Johnson & Johnson Korea, died in an car accident three days after his senior's death. They were in charge of consumer sales of household items(body products and dental care) in E-mart.
According to the police, Ms. K left a suicide note saying the difficulty handling personal financial debacle and family relationship.
But the people from pharmaceutical industry are mentioning the possibility that the death was caused by heavy workplace stress concerning business performance. Rumor has it that the two deceased were romantically involved, pointing that Mr.L committed suicide immediately after Ms. K's death.
An official from Johnson & Johnson wasd quoted as saying, "Ms.K was hard-pressed for handling expenses for donation products. In case of E-mart, headquarters generally support the donation products but she went to too far in donating to finally succumb to its stress and burden."
Suspicion is also raised about the death of Mr. L, who died in a recent car accident.
People from the pharmaceutical industry say, "Since the accident happened right after the death of Ms. K, it cannot be viewd as a mere traffic accident."
Johnson & Johnson Korea clarified its position that the two persons' deaths are not related to the business activities of J&J, saying that it cannot formally mention about it.
An official from J&J was quoted as saying, "we heard about the deaths from the bereaved family that Mr. L died from a traffic accident. The deaths are totally personal, not related to J&J. If you want further information, contact the family."
He replied to the question whether J&J acknowledged that they were having affairs, "It's personal. We cannot provide any further response about it."
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