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connection with the incident of a 9-year-old child in Changnyeong, Gyeongnam, who escaped after being abused by his stepfather and mother-in-law, a decision was made to separate the three children's brothers from their parents. In the process of dispatching younger brothers from the agency, the couple attempted self-harm.

Reporter Jo Yoon-ha was interviewed.

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Ms. A, a 9-year-old child who was abused by Changnyeong, told the police that she had been abused by her parents for the past two years.

In particular, police investigation confirmed that A had seen three of A's brothers' abuses.

A child protection agency in Gyeongsangnam-do has filed an order to protect the victims of damages from A's younger brothers, and the court has decided to protect the three children.

The court decided that separation was necessary because both brothers A were not physically abused, but were likely to have suffered emotional abuse by experiencing indirect abuse.

Police, fire departments, and child protection agencies visited the children's homes yesterday (10 days) and took the children away from their parents, and are now protected in separate facilities.

During this process, A's mother and stepfather were reportedly engaged in self-harm.

There are no obstacles to the lives of parents, but investigations into police summons scheduled today are expected to be delayed.

The police first adopted both parents as violations of the Child Welfare Act, and will apply for a warrant of arrest by further applying the Child Abuse Punishment Act after a subpoena investigation.