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aunt in her 40s, who took care of her 5-year-old nephew, was arrested on charges of beating and neglecting the child several times to death.
It is known that there were bruises all over the body of the deceased child.
This is KBC reporter Jung Ji-yong.
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Yesterday (14th) around 6:20 pm, a 5-year-old Ms. A was found collapsed in her aunt's bathroom.
Miss A, found by her aunt's family, was taken to the hospital, but eventually died.
[Apartment official: An ambulance is here.
The police came late at night and only opened the door.]
The medical staff who saw the bruises on the body of the deceased Ms. A suspected child abuse and reported it to the police.
The police urgently arrested the deceased's aunt B in her 40s.
B assaulted Miss A on the night of the 13th, and it is known that she left her unattended after seeing Miss A who vomited the next day.
Mr. B is accused of assaulting Ms. A with a metal rod several times on the ground that Ms. A is 'lying'.
[Police official: There is no such thing as hitting or anything like that.
It is said that the scene has already acknowledged it complexly.]
Miss A, who died, is said to have been entrusted to her aunt along with her 11-year-old sister in September last year due to the divorce of her parents.
The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant on charges of child abuse and homicide as soon as the investigation into Aunt B is completed.
(Video coverage: Park Do-min KBC)