SSEOUL, South Korea - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told the Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
"Our family is so very sorry for my brother's unspeakable actions. It is a terrible tragedy for all of us," the family said.
The statement was issued by Cho's sister, Sun-Kyung Cho, on behalf of Cho’s family. She works as a contractor for a State Department office that oversees billions in American aid for Iraq.
The grandfather of Cho Seung-Hui said Wednesday: "Son of a bitch. It serves him right he died with his victims." Kim Hyang-Sik, 82, said he had a doom-laden dream of Cho's parents the night of his murderous rampage - and woke to hear the news of the massacre and his grandson's death.
His sister Kim Yang-Sun, 85, also repeatedly referred to the killer as "son of a bitch" or "a***hole" and said his mother Kim Hyang-Yim had problems with him from infancy.
She said: "He was very quiet and only followed his mother and father around... when others called his name he just answered yes or no, never showing any feelings or motions."Other relatives admitted Cho's parents had always been aware of his problems but had neither the time nor money for specialist help. His uncle Chan Kim, 56, said: "He wasn't like a normal kid. We were worried about him not talking.
"Both his parents knew he had mental problems but they were poor and they couldn't send him to a special hospital in the states."
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