"‘Cold Water Abuse’ Child Autopsy Reveals Over 10 Bruises... Investigation into Additional Abuse Underway"

Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Multiple bruises were found on the body of a child who died after being abused by his stepmother, prompting the police to investigate whether there was additional abuse.

The Yeoju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that they had sent the body of A (9) to the National Forensic Service for an autopsy and received a preliminary report stating, "About 10 bruises were found on various parts of A's body."

However, the cause of A's death has not been determined. Detailed autopsy results, including when and why the bruises occurred, are expected to be released in about three weeks.

According to the police, the medical examiner informed them that "the cause of death cannot be determined by visual inspection alone" and that they plan to analyze the autopsy results with hypothermia as the primary consideration.

The police stated that they are investigating additional abuse allegations against the stepmother, B (31).

During the police investigation, B reportedly stated that "the bruises on A's body are unrelated to me, and there was no other abuse."

B is suspected of abusing her stepson A on the evening of the 10th at their home in Yeoju by forcing him to sit in a children's bathtub filled with cold water on the veranda wearing only underwear, which led to his death.

According to the police, B allegedly abused A because he was noisy and wandering around, disrupting dinner preparations.

The police have detained B and are investigating the detailed circumstances of the case.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.