"‘I Think I Will Live as a Disabled Person’... Woman Detained for Causing the Death of Her 4-Month-Old Son"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A woman accused of causing the death of her 4-month-old son has been detained.

On the 16th, Judge Kwon Deok-jin, in charge of warrants at the Seoul Eastern District Court, held a pre-arrest hearing for suspect A, who is charged with murder, and issued an arrest warrant. Judge Kwon explained the reason for the issuance, stating, "There is a risk of flight."

According to the police, at around 5:55 p.m. on the 14th, A initially reported to 119 that "I came back from doing the dishes and found the child dead" at her home in Seongdong-gu, and later her husband informed the police of the same fact.

However, the police found suspicious points in A's statement and questioned her about the circumstances of the death, after which A eventually admitted to the crime. During the police investigation, A reportedly stated that “the child had a developmental disability and I was worried that he would live as a disabled person even as an adult, which led me to commit the crime.”

The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the crime, including analyzing A's mobile phone through digital forensics.

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