ROK Official: Kim Jong-un’s Aunt Still Alive

I will take the word of a South Korean official over an anonymous defector:

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s aunt, Kim Kyong-hui, is still alive although she is “in a vegetative state,” according to a government official Wednesday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, rejected growing speculation that Kim, 68, either died by natural causes or was executed by her nephew.

The official, however, said her health has deteriorated after stepping down from all posts in the tyrannical state.

“Kim Jong-un executed Jang Song-thaek, but he is taking care of his aunt and letting her live,” the official said.  [Korea Times]

You can read more at the link, but when it comes to some of these type of accounts around Kim Jong-un from defectors it appears to me they just repeat rumors or exaggerate what they know.