Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence for Woman in Her 40s Who Imprisoned and Killed 9-Year-Old Child in Suitcase During Trip

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] A (41, female), who was charged with murder and other offenses for confining her cohabiting partner's child in a travel bag, resulting in the child's death, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

On the 31st, the prosecution requested the court to deliver this sentence during the final trial held at the Cheonan Branch of the Daejeon District Court, Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Daewon Chae). They also requested a 20-year order for the attachment of a location tracking device and restrictions on employment at child-related institutions.

A was arrested and indicted on charges of confining B (9), the son of her cohabiting partner, in a travel bag measuring 50 cm wide, 71.5 cm long, and 29 cm deep for about 3 hours, and then in a smaller bag measuring 44 cm wide, 60 cm long, and 24 cm deep for nearly 4 hours in Cheonan, Chungnam on June 1, causing 'hypoxic brain injury' leading to the child's death.

During the confinement, instead of releasing B, who repeatedly complained of difficulty breathing, A was investigated to have jumped on the bag and even blown hairdryer air into it.

Previously, the police had transferred A on charges of child abuse resulting in death, but the prosecution judged there was intent to kill and indicted her on murder charges.

The sentencing trial for A is scheduled to be held in the afternoon on the 16th of next month.

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