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30-year-old mother has been arrested in Incheon on charges of leaving her 3-year-old daughter alone at home to death.

After leaving the child at home and going to see her boyfriend, she found her daughter who died belatedly, but it was investigated that she reported it only a few days after that.



Shin Jeong-eun is a reporter.



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119 ambulance enters the alley, followed by a police patrol vehicle.




It was around 3:40 pm last Saturday that a report from mother A, who said, "The child is not breathing" was received.



However, the 3-year-old girl had already died a few days before the report.



[Fire officials: It was already in a state of corruption. I think he's been dead for a while. 'It smells a little'... .]



As a result of the police investigation, Mr. A, who was raising a child alone, found his daughter, who died late after leaving the house, such as meeting a boyfriend.



It was investigated that Mr. A did not report immediately and reported it after going out again for a few days.



[Police official: I was afraid of being punished, so I couldn't report it right away, but after a few days I got up the courage to (report) it... .]



Mr. A stated that he visited the house once a day and looked after the child, but the police believe that the child was left unattended for more than a day before the child died.



[Neighbors: It sounds like a lot of crying. It sounded like just hitting a kid. (In the morning) I cried the most between 12:00 and 1:00. However, I haven't heard her cry for a few days.]



So far, there has never been a 112 report of child abuse related to Mr. A's mother and daughter.



However, in March of last year, a report of suspicion of neglect was received by a child protection agency, and it has been managed by the agency.



[Incheon City Southern Child Protection Agency Official: This was a reported case related to neglect. At that time, the report was not urgent or emergency or anything like that.]



The National Forensic Research Institute showed no signs of fractures in the child who died, but the possibility of trauma cannot be completely ruled out, and the first opinion was that it was presumed to starve for about a day before death.



The police will apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A and conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause and time of death.



(Video coverage: Kim Jong-woo, VJ: Lee Jun-young)