Arrest and Indictment of Nurse Causing Skull Fracture in Newborn in 'Busan Ayoung Incident'... Accused of Abusing 14 Newborns

Busan District Prosecutors' Office Indicts Hospital Director and Nursing Assistant

A newborn baby, 5 days old, is being handled roughly at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Busan. The infant has been diagnosed with a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage and is currently unconscious.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] A nurse involved in the so-called 'Ayoung Incident,' in which a newborn baby just five days old suffered a skull fracture and fell into a coma at a maternity ward in Busan, has been brought to trial on charges including professional negligence causing injury.

The Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division of the Busan District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Eunmi) announced on the 9th that Nurse A (39), who abused newborns by grabbing their legs and shaking them upside down, causing permanent brain damage including a skull fracture to one newborn, has been arrested and indicted.

Nurse A faces charges under the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes (habitual abuse), violation of the Medical Service Act, and professional negligence causing injury.

Nurse A is accused of habitually abusing 14 newborns at the maternity ward of a hospital in Dongnae-gu, Busan, from October 5 to October 20 of last year by grabbing their legs with one hand and shaking them upside down.

In particular, Nurse A is charged with dropping Ayoung, who was five days old on October 20, causing a skull fracture (professional negligence causing injury). Ayoung was diagnosed with a skull fracture and traumatic brain hemorrhage at a university hospital due to this incident.

Based on the police investigation results, the prosecution conducted supplementary investigations and clearly established that A’s actions caused Ayoung’s permanent brain damage and other injuries. The hospital director and nursing assistant, who were also booked, were indicted without detention for violations of the Child Welfare Act and other charges.

The prosecution stated that it plans to actively protect the victims going forward, including providing emergency living expenses to the victim’s family.

Meanwhile, the hospital in question closed in November of last year due to this incident.

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