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A man in his 20s reported that he died of severe malnutrition after suffering abuse from friends living in an officetel.
It is said that the police were aware of the assault, but it is pointed out that if a little more attention had been paid, the death of the young man could have been prevented.
This is the exclusive report by reporter Han Seong-hee.
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The father of a 20-year-old man, who was found dead on the 13th, reported his disappearance to the Daegu Dalseong Police Station on October 17 last year.
The runaway son lost contact.
After the police found the whereabouts, the report of the disappearance was lifted, but 20 days later, this time Mr. A went to the police with his father.
I filed a complaint saying that I was injured four times by two friends I live with.
Although he complained of specific damage, the Dalseong Police Department forwarded the case to the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, where the address of the friends is.
And on April 30 this year, six months later, the second report of the disappearance of my father is received.
A new cell phone was opened in his son's name, and he received a call from a loan company saying, 'My son used a debt and he did not pay it back'.
I also knew that Mr. A had a slight disability, as well as a complaint that he was abused by a friend, reported missing two times, but the police ignored it.
The Dalseong Police Station has called Mr. A 5 times.
[Daegu Dalseong Police Station Disappearance Reporting Officer: We also asked. Maybe it's because my friends fall for that kind of thing. 'Why are you treating me like an idiot?' and getting angry... . It is true that I stuttered a bit.]
Eventually, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station ended the case with a decision not to appeal on May 27, and on the 13th, a fortnight after that, Mr.
(Video coverage: Lee Seung-hwan, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)