Gumi-si Villa 2nd Daughter's 'Decomposed Corpse' Neglected, 20s Mother 'Arrested'

On the 12th, at the Gimcheon Branch of the Daegu District Court in Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk, the mother of a 2-year-old girl who was found dead on the 10th in a villa in Gumi-si is coming out after attending the detention warrant substantive examination related to the case.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] A woman in her 20s accused of murder for leaving her two-year-old daughter unattended in a villa in Gumi City, Gyeongbuk, resulting in the child's death, has finally been arrested.

On the 12th, at the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch, during the pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) for Ms. A, Judge Heo Min issued an arrest warrant, stating "there is a risk of flight," following the application submitted the previous night.

Ms. A, who underwent the warrant review for 30 minutes starting at 11 a.m. that day, remained silent when reporters asked about the reasons for neglect after the hearing.

According to the police, Ms. A is suspected of leaving her young daughter unattended in a villa in Sangmo Sagok-dong, where she lived, leading to the child's death. It has been identified that she remarried after separating from her husband, who left the home long ago.

The exact cause of the child's death and the duration of neglect remain unknown as the autopsy results from the National Forensic Service have not yet been released.

However, considering the body was found so decomposed that its form was unrecognizable, it is estimated that Ms. A neglected the child from around the time she moved most of her belongings about six months ago.

During the police investigation, it was found that Ms. A was aware of the child's death but left the body unattended and continued to receive child-rearing and child allowance payments until recently.

A police official stated, "The suspect was aware of the child's (death) condition," and added, "We applied for the arrest warrant after reviewing various factors, including intent."

Earlier, on the 10th, a female child estimated to be about two years old was found dead in a villa in Sagok-dong, Gumi City. The child's maternal grandmother discovered the deceased granddaughter when she visited the villa after the landlord requested the house be vacated due to the lease expiration and reported it to the police.

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