– Parents who killed two-week-old infants were arrested.
On the 12th, the Gunsan Branch of the Jeonju District Court issued arrest warrants for parents A (24 male) and B (22 female) on suspicion of child abuse and fatality. The court stated the reason for the issuance of the warrant, saying, “There is a fear of escape.
They are accused of beating their two-week-old son to death at the officetel where they lived in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do on the night of the 9th. There were clear bruises on the child’s face. The police checked for signs of child abuse, arrested their parents and applied for an arrest warrant.
Mr. A and others initially denied the allegations and confessed, “The child cried often and vomited powdered milk and beat him.” However, it is reported that the statement was made to the effect that it was not an assault to the extent of death.
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– The police explained that the cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage due to traumatic head injury in the first finding of the autopsy of the National Institute of Scientific Investigation.
It was confirmed that Mr. A and Mrs. A were investigated by the police last year for abusing Miss D, the one-year-old sister of the child who died. Ms. D is currently being protected by a child protection agency.
A police official said, “There is a possibility that the couple has consistently abused their children, so we plan to conduct a thorough investigation.” The police plan to intensively investigate the degree, duration, and frequency of the assault against parents.
On this morning, Mr. A and Mr. B moved from Jeonju Deokjin Police Station to Jeonju District Law for interrogation (warrant substantive examination) before arrest. The suspect, wearing a padded mask and wearing a mask, did not answer the reporters’ questions.