That playground where my child died... 'Unexpected evidence' appeared in 3 years

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In November 2017, we once told of an unfortunate accident that happened at a playground in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

At that time, let’s look at the news at 8:00 first.

[(November 2017) A child climbs the slide upside down and then falls to the floor after a while.

The child walks for a while, then collapses and finally lies down.]

This 6-year-old fell off the slide and fell unconscious and died five months later.

Today (6th), we are going to tell you the story of this child's death for three years.

First, look at reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo's report, and I will continue.

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After sending the child in vain, the life of the family was not life.

[Sunghoon-kun's father: All the time has stopped at that time, so it seems that we are not proceeding.]

Only pictures and keepsakes are guarding a corner of the living room.

[Sung Hoon's mother: At that time, the big child (who was together at the playground) has been consulting for a long time.]

The parents of the child filed a lawsuit for damages against the ward office that opened the playground without going through a safety check.

The first trial ruling at the end of last year lost the plaintiff.

It is recognized that the ward office opened the playground before the safety inspection, but the main reason was that the playground shock absorber was judged'suitable' in the safety inspection conducted immediately after the accident.

The parents who filed the appeal learned something unexpected from an insider report.

The safety inspection, which was the basis of the judgment of the first trial, was conducted five days after the accident, and the first inspection was conducted two days before the incident.

What's even more surprising is that the comprehensive judgment of the first inspection was'failed'.

Only the results of the second test'pass' were submitted to the court of first instance as evidence.

[Seonghun-gun's father: (Gu office) did not need to notify this failure, so it was not announced.]

After the first nonconformity was judged, the safety inspection agency repaired a place other than the slide and conducted a second inspection. 'He said he made the decision.

[Inspection company official: Only around the rocking playground equipment failed, it is possible (repairs in two days).]

However, in the first inspection, the head injury index and HIC value of some floor shock absorbers exceeded the safety standard of 1,000. It is said to be'inappropriate'.

Experts say that due to the nature of the shock absorber that is evenly spread on the floor, if one point does not meet the standard, the risk of the other point is high, and an overall re-validation is required.

[Soo Soo Bae/Director of Korea Amusement Facility Safety Technology Institute: If HIC 1,388 came out from one place, the other place would actually be suspicious once more.

1,388 can be regarded as the HIC value with a probability of a child dying of more than 10%.] I

asked the Seocho-gu office the reason for not revealing the results of the first nonconformity test, but refused to answer because the lawsuit was in progress.

Although the newly revealed results of the first test have been submitted to the second trial, the results of the judgment are difficult to predict as it is necessary to prove the causal relationship between the results of the first test and the negligence of the ward office and the death of the child.

[Seonghun's father: I think I will be proud of my son in heaven only if I tell the truth.] The

second trial trial is ahead of the sentence on the 22nd.

(Video coverage: Park Hyeon-cheol, Kang Dong-cheol, Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)

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Let's talk a little more with reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo who delivered this content.

[Reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo: Right after the accident that started the coverage, Seong-hoon was now brain dead.

It was a little sad to hear that he died afterwards.

My parents, who have been on trial for more than two years, have recently contacted me saying there is now hidden evidence.

That is why I started to report again.

Now, the parents of the child said that it would be nice if the safety responsibility for this accident was properly identified so that another child accident would be reduced.]

[Reporter Hyeong-Woo Jeon: I brought the report of the results of the second examination submitted to the court and the first report that was newly revealed this time.

Above all, it is a little unclear why the Seocho-gu Office did not disclose the results of this primary test.

This primary report is a report that was not recognized even at the stage of the police investigation immediately after the accident.

As you can see, the one that was not passed in the first round turned into a pass, and then the head injury index, that is, it is called the HIC value.

And overall, the HIC value is a little larger in the newly revealed primary test result, so the expert also said that it is necessary to re-verify overall.

However, last year, the Seocho-gu Office carried out a complete renovation of the playground where the accident occurred because of a civil complaint, so re-verification became impossible.

In order to overturn the judgment of the first instance, it is true that there is a burden because the plaintiff must prove the causal relationship between the first safety inspection, the ward office's actions, and the death of Sung Hoon-kun.]