The lawyer who used to be the stepmother of the suitcase also defends the mother of Yang.

In October last year, Jeong In-i, who died of abuse after 492 days of birth, was shown on TV on the day before his death. [SBS 그것이 알고싶다 방송 캡쳐]

As it is known that a lawyer specializing in child abuse will appear as a lawyer for the defendant of the 16-month-old’Jung In-i’ case, who died due to rupture of the pancreas due to continuous abuse, demands for the lawyer to resign online are rising.

According to the Seoul Southern District Law on the 6th, attorney A, who defended the former Cheonan child abuse case, was appointed as Jang’s lawyer. In the case of child abuse in Cheonan, which Lee is defending with, in June of last year, a stepmother, Seong-mo, confined a step-son (9 years old) in a suitcase for 7 hours to die from hypoxic brain injury.

At the first trial of this case, the prosecution sought a life imprisonment for Mr. Sung, but lawyer A stressed that the murder was not intentional, saying, “It is more of an abusive fatality than a murder.” The judge admitted to the murder, but was sentenced to 22 years in prison at the first trial, reflecting the unwritten intention. Mr. Sung’s side disagrees with this and is currently filing an appeal.

Accordingly, it is expected that the lawyer of the case will focus on avoiding the murder of Jang as in the case of the murder of his stepson.

Meanwhile, as news that the lawyers in both cases were the same person became known, many citizens urged the lawyers to resign. At the local and mam cafes, appeals such as “Please, please resign,” or attacking the lawyer’s identity, are also appearing.

In the online community, there are a lot of writings demanding the resignation of the lawyer of the mother-in-law of Yang, who continuously abused Jeong In for 16 months and killed him. [카페 캡처]

In online communities, there are also campaigns by citizens to certify and send messages urging lawyers to resign.

Previously adopted by the Jang couple in January of last year, Jeong In-i died on October 13 of the same year while undergoing treatment in the emergency room of a general hospital in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. The Yangcheon Police Department in Seoul received reports of suspected abuse three times in May, June, and September last year alone, but closed the case internally or sent it to the prosecution with an opinion of non-prosecution because it found no evidence of abuse. In the process, controversy over the investigation of insolvency by the police also arose.

In connection with the case, the prosecution prosecuted Mr. Jang in detention in December last year for violations of the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes (child abuse mortality), and indictment of his adoptive wife Ahn Mo for violation of the Child Welfare Act (child abandonment and neglect). did. Their first trial will be held on the 13th.

Reporter Dayoung Kim [email protected]