Horrifying footage has emerged of North Korean security agents allegedly beating a woman accused of having sex with Chinese and South Korean men after fleeing her home country.

The 2012 video shows the woman being beaten repeatedly while her hands are bound behind her back.

A State Security Agent can be seen interrogating the woman before allegedly kicking her in the face and lifting her up by her hair before shoving her face into the wall.

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The 2012 video shows the woman being beaten repeatedly while her hands are bound behind her back

The guard repeatedly asks the woman, who is accused of fleeing to China from North Korea, if she had sex with men from China or South Korea.

The woman denies the allegations.

What appears to be blood can be seen dripping on the wall behind her.

Frustrated by the woman's claims of innocence, the security guard appears to grab a rope and strangle the woman, before releasing his grip.

Blood can be seen dripping on the wall behind the woman

Frustrated by the woman's claims of innocence, the security guard appears to grab a rope and allegedly strangles the woman before releasing his grip

The footage also shows a man, who is also accused of fleeing to China, being tortured.

A guard is seen twisting the man's legs with a stick before forcing him to stand.

The guard allegedly punches the man in the back of the head and neck while accusing him of tearing up a photo of the late Kim Jung-il.

The footage also shows a man, who is also accused of fleeing to China, being tortured