The child who died after 2 weeks of age… Parents “Fell out of bed on their own”

It was confirmed that a couple in their twenties who were arrested for abusing their two-week-old child and killed them were also investigated by the police last year for abusing their one-year-old child. In a police investigation following the death of a two-week-old child, parents alleged that a newborn baby, unable to move alone, moved by himself and fell from bed and died.

Child abuse illustration. [중앙포토]

According to the Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency on the 12th, A (24) and B (22, female), the parents of a two-week-old child who died on the 9th, are being arrested and investigated on suspicion of child abuse and fatality. They are accused of abusing their children and killing them in an officetel in Iksan City, Jeollabuk-do.

The two-week-old child was transferred to the hospital from cardiac arrest due to a 119 call from parents on the 9th, but died. Immediately after the child’s death, the police suspected parental abuse of the child. This is because the police confirmed the bruises on the face of the child during the autopsy of the appearance following the death judgment. Parents have denied child abuse charges.

A police official said, “When we investigated the possibility of child abuse to parents, we stated that the two-week-old child moved himself and fell out of bed.” There were suspicious evidences, so the investigation turned to child abuse.”

As the police investigation continued, the parents admitted some of the charges, saying, “I vomited while feeding my child with formula.” However, it is only a statement about the background of the assault, and it is stating that it was “not to the point of death.”

Parents were also investigated in January last year for child abuse. They were arrested by the police on charges of assaulting their 1-year-old child’s face several times, and the charges were admitted during the investigation and handed over to the prosecution.

The police also confirmed that both parents were unemployed and suffered life hardships. A police official said, “Parents have been raising their children in their homes since the beginning of this month after giving birth to a child at the obstetrics and gynecology clinic.” I can see it.”

The police applied for an arrest warrant for the parents and requested an autopsy to the National Institute of Scientific Investigation to determine the exact cause of death of the child who died. The police plan to find out when child abuse of a child who died began.

Jeonju = Reporter Jin Changil [email protected]