Two-Week-Old Infant Found Dead with Bruises on Face... Parents Arrested

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] The parents were arrested on charges of beating their two-week-old newborn to death.

The Gunsan Branch of Jeonju District Court issued arrest warrants on the 12th for parents A (24, male) and B (22, female) on charges of child abuse resulting in death. The court stated the reason for issuing the warrants was "concern over flight risk." A and B are accused of beating their two-week-old son to death on the night of the 9th at the officetel they lived in, located in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk. The police reported that multiple bruises were found on the child's face at the time.

The police confirmed signs of child abuse and urgently arrested the parents, applying for the arrest warrants. Initially, A and B denied the charges but later admitted, "The child cried frequently and vomited formula, so we hit him."

However, they reportedly stated that the beating was not to the extent that would cause death.

According to the first autopsy opinion by the National Forensic Service, the cause of death was a brain hemorrhage due to traumatic head injury, the police explained. The police plan to conduct a focused investigation on the degree, duration, and frequency of the abuse against the parents.

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