40-Year-Old Cohabiting Woman Detained and Indicted for Murder After Locking 9-Year-Old Child in Travel Bag

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The prosecution has indicted a woman in her 40s on murder charges for confining her cohabiting partner's child in a travel bag, which ultimately led to the child's death.

The Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office Cheonan Branch's Sex and Violent Crimes Division (Chief Prosecutor Lee Chun) announced on the 29th that A (41) was arrested and indicted on charges of murder, violation of the Child Welfare Act (habitual child abuse), and special injury.

According to the prosecution, on the 1st, A confined B (9) in a travel bag measuring 50 cm wide by 71.5 cm long for about three hours. After B relieved himself inside the bag, A forced him into an even smaller bag measuring 44 cm wide by 60 cm long. A also left B confined in the bag while going out for about three hours.

On the same day at around 7:25 p.m., B suffered cardiac arrest and was taken to the hospital, but passed away two days later due to hypoxic brain injury and other complications.

Investigations revealed that B repeatedly complained of "not being able to breathe," but A ignored these pleas and even jumped on top of the bag. The prosecution also explained that from July last year, A struck B's forehead 12 times with a yoga ring, causing injuries.

A prosecution official stated, "Despite the child victim expressing respiratory distress, A severely abused him by jumping on the bag. The child’s crying and movements decreased, and A left him unattended, which confirms the intent to kill."

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