North Korean soldier crosses militarised border to defect to South – report

South Korean military says it is investigating but can't confirm the person's exact motivations and goals'

A North Korean has defected to South Korea by crossing the militarised border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula, with Yonhap news agency reporting that the defector is a soldier.

Seoul's military said on Tuesday it had picked up one suspected North Korean individual on the eastern front and handed them over to the relevant authorities". Yonhap news agency reported that the person was a staff sergeant.