A 3-year-old baby was found dead in a villa in Gumi, Gyeongbuk. The mother, who was raising a child by herself, moved to another house half a year ago, and it was investigated that she was left in an empty house without any action even though she learned that her daughter had died. The police applied for an arrest warrant.
This is TBC reporter Kim Yong-woo.
It was reported that a 3-year-old girl was found dead in a villa in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, was reported yesterday (10th) at about 3pm. Was hidden.
At the time, the child was found as a cold corpse in an unheated room, and the decay had progressed considerably.
[인근 주민 : 바로 옆에서 이런 일이 일어나니까 저희가 10년 넘게 여기 있었는데 이런 일은 처음이라서 다들 지금 놀라고 무섭다는 것보다 불쌍하다 해야 되나, 아무도 몰랐다는 거니까….]
Police are investigating the possibility of abuse by arresting the mother of her child, A, 22, and finding out why she left her daughter alone.
The investigation found that the child’s mother had moved to another house in the same neighborhood about six months ago and knew that her daughter was already dead.
In addition, the child’s father left the house a long time ago, and there was little traffic with his maternal grandfather.
[구미경찰서 관계자 : 엄마는 알고 있는데 이사 가기 전에 사망한 상태였는지 아니면 이사 간 이후에 다시 갖다 놓은 건지 아니면 그 시기가 언제인지 이런 부분에 대해서는 지금 수사가 진행 중에 있는 거죠.]
The police applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on charges of derelict death.
(Video coverage: Myungsoo Kim TBC)