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It turned out that the case that almost ended with a 'simple death' in which a newborn died during childbirth was an infant murder case.



The 3rd criminal division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office was questioned by the suspects that 'the baby was born dead', and the police ended the investigation and uncovered the truth of the infant death that was almost buried. He said he was arrested and charged with the co-founder of the crime of concealing the body.



In January of last year, the Seoul Gwanak Police Station received a 112 report that a baby was still born during childbirth at a house in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.



Police arrived and found a dead baby under the outdoor unit of the air conditioner in the house.



The 20-year-old mother A and the 20-year-old father B claimed that the delivery did not take place because their heads were stuck in the birth canal for about two hours, and the police tried to close the investigation due to the autopsy results that the cause of death was unknown.



However, the prosecution reported that the credibility of the claims of the birth mother and the father was low and suggested that a complementary investigation was necessary through consultation with the Korean Medical Association.



Nevertheless, when the police once again notified the prosecution of their opinion to close the investigation, the prosecution did not even call 911 even though the delivery did not take place properly, and even though the baby was born without breathing, it did not take any measures to save lives, such as artificial respiration. He raised his back and suggested that his father and mother be arrested.



Then, mother A and father B generally confessed to the crime during the police re-investigation, and the police sent them to arrest with the opinion of indictment.



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Through additional investigation, the prosecution also confirmed the circumstances in which the cell phones and laptops of mother A and father B were forensic, and they planned to kiss and kill the baby after childbirth.



According to the prosecution, they were investigated for killing the baby by covering the baby's mouth and nose with a towel right after giving birth, out of concern for economic incompetence and the gaze of those around the unwed mother.



(Photo = provided by Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office)