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Last month, we delivered news that a 5-year-old child was found on the street wearing underwear in a record cold.
About a month later, the investigation was closed.
The child is staying in a shelter for a while, and the mother has been given a job and education to better care for her child.
This is Han Sung-hee.
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8th of last month, the lowest temperature in Seoul fell to -18 degrees Celsius.
A five-year-old child was found on the street in underwear.
Through the SBS report, it was known as the so-called ``convenience store underwear girl case,'' and the story of a mother in her twenties who had to take responsibility for child-rearing and livelihood was belatedly conveyed, creating regret.
The police, who investigated the case for about a month, said the mother's charges were confirmed.
[Choi Seo-hwan/Gangbuk Police Station Female Youth Section Manager: Leaving alone at home for about 9 hours without providing meals is an obvious act of neglect.
Neglecting it in an unsanitary environment is also an obvious act of abuse.]
However, instead of criminal punishment, it was decided to hand over the mother to the prosecution in a child protection case that focuses on education and counseling.
She said she chose education rather than punishment because she is deeply regretful and she has been striving with her sole responsibility for childrearing and living.
[Kim Byung-ik/Director of Seongbuk Child Protection Agency: The child was protected at a welfare facility.
I am getting along well with my children of my age.
My mother changed jobs.
You found out that you can work from home]
With the donations of citizens continuing, the child and mother meet again a few months later according to a court decision to start a new life.
(Video coverage: Lee Seung-hwan and Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)