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' claims that the baby was born dead, and the police ended the investigation and uncovered the truth of the infant death case, which was close to being buried. He said he was arrested and charged with a co-author 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 the baby in the bathroom.



Birth mother A and father B in their 20s claimed that the delivery did not take place properly because their heads were stuck in the birth canal for about 2 hours, and the police tried to close the investigation due to the autopsy result that the cause of death was unknown.



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



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



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



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



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, Yonhap News)