Social outrage is growing towards a man in his 20s who has been handed over to trial after being arrested on charges of raping and brutally murdering a 20-month-old infant.



Following the request to disclose the identity of the victim, there is a movement to not turn away from the unfortunate death of the victim, such as a plan for a protest protest against severe punishment.



The 12th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court held the first trial on the 27th of the 29-year-old Mo Yang and 25-year-old Mo Jung, who are charged with violating the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse and Murder and Sexual Violence Crimes.



Yang, who was recently released from prison for fraud, lived with Jung and a 20-month-old child. On the morning of June 15, he covered the child with a blanket because he was drunk and continued to cry, and then hit him with fists and feet. He is accused of hitting and trampling dozens of times for about an hour, killing him.



When the child died, Yang and his mother, Jeong, put the body in an icebox and hid it in the bathroom inside the house.



During the investigation, it was also revealed that Yang sexually assaulted a 20-month-old infant.



It is said that Yang knew himself as the biological father of the infant who died at the time of the crime and during the investigation.



It was found that Jung, who took part in the crime, suffered from Yang's frequent assaults and threats, and was in a state of extreme fear and semblance of domination.



After the abuse and murder and concealment of the body, Yang sent a text message to the other family asking about the whereabouts of the child, saying, "I want to have sex."



When Yang's crimes became known, an Internet mom cafe also planned to "hold a protest demanding the death penalty, the highest punishment in court."



In the Blue House National Petition, an article was posted to the effect of 'they want to disclose the identity of the accused child abuse case,' and now more than 60,000 signatures have been obtained.



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