The Once So Innocent Child... Shocking Before and After Photos of the Death of a 16-Month-Old Girl

Foster Mothers Who Raised Children Cry Over Their Changed Appearance
"The Beautiful and Healthy Child in Just 9 Months..."
Adoptive Mother Arrested on Charges of Child Abuse Resulting in Death

The appearance of a 16-month-old girl before being sent to an adoptive family in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, related to the incident where the child died. Photo by Online Community Capture.

The appearance of a 16-month-old girl after being sent to an adoptive family in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, related to the incident where the child died. Photo by Online Community Capture.

The appearance of the 16-month-old girl after adoption related to the incident of her death in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Photo by Online Community Capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Amid nationwide outrage over the death of a 16-month-old girl in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, under suspicions of abuse in her adoptive family, photos showing the child before and after adoption have been released.

According to news agencies including Newsis on the 17th, the Child Abuse Prevention Association and others disclosed photos and videos of the deceased girl, A, taken while she was in a foster family before being sent to the adoptive family.

In these videos and photos, A is seen in the foster family with clear, bright skin and a radiant smile, like other children.

However, after being sent to the adoptive family, A’s limbs showed noticeably darkened skin, and bruises were found on various parts of her body.

A foster mother who cared for A before adoption said the day before, "A was pretty with clear skin, but the images shown on the broadcast had black bruises," adding, "(A) was not that dark."

The foster mother also said, "The adoptive father claimed that the bruises came from massaging A’s legs because they were bowed, but her legs were not bowed," and added, "It breaks my heart to think that a beautiful and healthy child was tormented for nine months."

Earlier, on the 13th of last month, A was brought to a hospital in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, covered in bruises all over her body but eventually died. Large wounds were found on her abdomen and head, and a hospital official who saw this suspected child abuse and reported it to the police, bringing the case to public attention.

However, it is known that reports of suspected child abuse had been made three times in the past. The adoptive parents of A were subjected to a police confrontation investigation on September 23 due to child abuse suspicions. However, the police did not find any specific evidence of abuse against them.

A’s adoptive mother was arrested on the 11th on charges including child abuse resulting in death.

Meanwhile, voices criticizing the police for 'inadequate investigation' and demanding strict punishment for the parents are growing, led by the Korea Child Abuse Prevention Association and others.

Alongside public petitions calling for 'strengthening laws related to child abuse reporting,' the Korea Child Abuse Prevention Association held a press conference in front of the Yangcheon Police Station in Seoul yesterday regarding A’s case and delivered a letter of protest to the police.

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