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Amid the strongest cold wave, a 5-year-old girl in underwear was found trembling on the street, and the police investigated her mother. The Seoul Gangbuk Police Department announced on the 10th that it was investigating the child’s mother, A, for violation of the Child Welfare Act (organization and neglect). In summary, on the 8th, at 5:40 pm on the 8th, Yang was found wearing only underwear on the street in front of a convenience store in Gangbuk-gu. At that time, the lowest temperature in Seoul was -18 degrees Celsius, the coldest day this winter. Nearby merchants and passing citizens found Yang on the street, brought it to a convenience store, and reported it to the police. She was immediately separated from her mother and handed over to a relative. It is known that Yang was alone at home for about 9 hours after her mother went to work this day. A police official said, “I do not understand that it has been out for a long time. I can only find out if the child went outside because he was hungry, or if the mother went out to meet her after work,” he said. If you have starved at home, you will have to investigate further to find out.” It was investigated that Yang’s house was in poor cleanliness. A police official explained, “It is not dizzy, but the house is not clean, such as not being cleaned, so we took separate measures according to the manual.” Mr. A was investigated by the police on the 9th. Previously, there was no report of child abuse against Yang, and there was no evidence of abuse on the body. It is known that Mr. A is also denying the abuse. The police will listen to the doctor’s opinion to determine whether or not B is abused. By Jeon Kwang-jun, staff reporter [email protected]