SBS'I want to know it' makes a follow-up report on the case.
In'I want to know that', which will be aired on the 23rd, we analyze the reasons why Jung In-i could not be saved even after reporting suspected abuse, and consider what alternatives could be made to prevent another'Jeong In-i incident'.
On the 13th, in front of the Seoul Southern District Court, many reporters, police and hundreds of citizens flocked from early dawn.
The reason people gathered with such great interest was to watch the first trial of a young couple who killed the child they were raising.
The couple were the adoptive parents of'Jeong In-yi' who made us reflect on our society with a sad death.
On the 2nd, when the 16-month adoption child abuse death case, the so-called'Jung Ini case', was re-examined through the'I want to know' broadcast, a great repercussion occurred in our society.
Many people were angry, sad, and repentant at Jung In-i's sad and terrible death.
In the'I'm Sorry Jung In-ah' challenge spread through SNS, more than 100,000 people, including ordinary citizens as well as many entertainers, athletes, and politicians, participated to help publicize the'Jung In-i case'.
And the interest of citizens from all walks of life, which has not stopped, has made many changes.
The National Assembly passed the amendment to the Act on Special Cases for Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes, the so-called'Jung Ini Act' within six days of broadcasting.
The police chief of Yangcheon, who had jurisdiction over the case, was given a stand-by measure, followed by strict censure against the investigators, and the chief of police bowed down to the people and apologized.
The court was flooded with petitions from citizens calling for severe punishment by adoptive parents, and the prosecution also listened to citizens' opinions.
The prosecution, who was preparing for the first trial, asked'I want to know that' for experimental data on the external force exerted on the child on the day of his death, which was broadcast in the section'Why Did Jung In Die?'
Accordingly, the production team shared all related data with the prosecution and helped to become a rigorous investigation.
Two weeks after the broadcast, the first trial was held against the adoptive parents who killed Jeong In for 16 months.
An hour-long trial under the interest of many citizens and the media.
On this day, the prosecution added a ``homicide crime'' against Jang Yang and applied for a change of the complaint.
Citizens' anger did not stop at these couples as they left the court, and many questions about the truth were poured out.
Yang's wife, Ahn, argues that Yang Mo Jang actively wanted adoption, and that she was unaware of the abuse.
However, the words of the acquaintances the production crew met during the interview process were different from the arguments of the husband and wife.
According to the testimony of the daycare center teachers, she explained the child's serious physical condition to her husband, Ahn, who came to pick up the child the day before his death.
However, the husband and wife did not take Jeong In to the hospital immediately.
In addition, it was confirmed that the Yangbu Ahn visited the art academy and participated in the class three days before the death of Jung In, along with Yang Mo Jang.
According to the direction of the director of the Academy of Fine Arts, it is said that during the class period, Yangbu Ahn, as well as Yang, could not see her second Jung In-i taking care of her.
Jung-in, who was unable to stop him, died even though there were reports of suspicion of abuse in the first, second, and third times.
What is the task our society must solve to prevent the death of another Jung In-i?
In order to find the answer more clearly, the production crew first covered the process of handling three abuse reports more closely than at the first broadcast.
And, unfortunately, we have confirmed some new facts.
In particular, the third report of the last chance to save Jung In-i.
There was an uncomfortable truth hidden in the process.
The third reporter was a pediatrician who had already consulted Jeong In-i at the time of the first report at the request of a specialized child protection agency and the police.
He strongly argued that child abuse was suspected based on the record of examining Jeong In-i since May of last year, but this allegation disappeared in vain.
Why did no action take place even though the pediatrician, who had been examining Jeong In for about 5 months from May to September, strongly suspected and reported child abuse, what happened at the specialized child protection agency and the police?
Looking at the reporting process, it can be seen that Jung In-i was not saved because there was no'law', but because there was no'system' to support the law.
Laws and countermeasures pouring out every time a child abuse case is reported.
Can these things really stop'the second Jung In'?
What should our society do in order not to repeat the tragedy again?
Taking a closer look at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reporting process of suspicion of abuse, in-depth analysis of the reasons why Jung In-i could not be saved at the time, and thinking about alternatives to what is the system and manual to prevent another'Jung In-i incident'. Hal's'I want to know that-I'm sorry Jung In-ah, and the way our anger should go' will be broadcast at 11:10 pm on the 23rd.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)