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Kim Sung-min dies of brain damage, donates organs

Actor Kim Sung-min who was brain dead after attempting to commit suicide, died.

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Operations to remove his organs for donation began at 6PM on the 26th and finished around 9:45PM. His life support was lifted around 11.20PM after suture, according to hospital officials.

His body will soon be put in the mortuary.

Kim was diagnosed of brain damage at 10:10AM by the committee of brain death confirmation.

Kim was breathing through a respirator throughout the operation to extract his organs for donation. However, the legal death time on his death certificate is stated at 10:10AM.

Kim Sung-min has always said he would donate his organs and that's what his family decided to do. Besides his heart, lung and intestine, his kidneys, liver and corneas will be donate to 5 patients.

Kim tried to kill himself in his bathroom on the 24th. He was taken to the hospital and revived for 30 or so minutes but was confirmed to be brain damaged.

To prevent additional brain damage, he was taken to the neurosurgical intensive care unit but was diagnosed of hypoxia brain damage.

Kim's funeral is in room 14 of the Seoul Yoon Sungmo Hospital and the coffin will be borne out on the 28th at 8:15 in the morning.

Meanwhile, police claim there is no evidence to say that his death was murder.

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