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order to prevent a baby from being thrown away, there are organizations that create a'baby box' and take care of the baby after leaving it there.
However, when a report of the abuse of a baby who had been born in such an organization for less than 10 days was reported, the police began an investigation.
This is reporter Choi Sun-gil.
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Joo Sarang Community located in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.
This is a private facility that cares for a baby left in a'baby box' by parents who cannot afford to raise it.
They can persuade and educate parents so they can bring their children back and help them get adopted if they can't afford it.
However, on the 18th, a report was filed by the police that an 8-day-old baby seemed to have been abused here.
An employee found siferic bruises and scratches on the baby's face.
The abused child was being cared for at the facility after my mother left it in this baby box on the 15th.
The staff suspected the volunteers caring for the child at night, but an analysis of CCTV by the police revealed the actual situation of the abuse.
It was confirmed that a woman in her 40s, a volunteer at night, holding a child upside down and shaking or pinching.
[Yang Seung-won/Joo Sarang Community Secretary General: (lawyer) immediately check the condition of the child and go to the hospital the next day to undergo a close examination on the suspected abuse.] The
police accused volunteers of child abuse, and the police accused another child of abuse. We are also investigating whether they are abused.
The Joo Sarang Community has announced that it will prevent child abuse from recurring through training for employees and volunteers.
The abused child was scheduled for adoption, but in this case, he was moved to a nearby child care facility for care.
Fortunately, it is also known to be in good shape.
(Video editing: Ji-hye So, VJ: Jae-min No)