"Police Standing Idle, If They Had Arrived Earlier at the Crime Scene, Mother Might Not Have Passed Away"

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Soyoung] A woman in her 50s who was threatened with murder by a weapon reported to the police, but was ultimately killed during the police response process. Afterwards, the reporter's child urged severe punishment for the police officer involved and appealed through a Blue House national petition.

On the 22nd, a petition titled "We demand strict punishment for the police officer who arrived late at the crime scene and caused my parents' death, and a reform of the system" was posted on the Blue House national petition board.

The petitioner stated, "A few days ago, my mother suffered multiple stab wounds from a man in his 50s and passed away," adding, "At first, I was only angry at the man who killed my mother, but after watching the news released later, I learned that the police arrived late at the crime scene, which led to my mother's death."

The petitioner continued, "Despite the urgent situation called 'Code Zero,' the police passed by the crime scene with their hands in their pockets even 10 minutes after receiving the call, and even 40 minutes after the report was filed, they were still arriving at the scene with their hands behind their backs," criticizing the police response.

They added, "Eventually, it was only after another 10 minutes, 50 minutes after the incident occurred, that my mother was found," expressing frustration, "The report time was 12:49 PM, the police passed the crime scene at 12:55 PM, and my mother's estimated time of death was 1:00 PM."

They questioned, "If the police had performed their duties more diligently and arrived at the scene earlier, wouldn't my mother have survived?"

The petitioner expressed anger, saying, "Despite the delay, the police did not inform my sibling and me of these facts, nor did they apologize; we only learned about the situation after watching the news."

They criticized, "Without any apology to us, all we could confirm from the news was the phrase, 'A representative of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency admitted that it was inappropriate for the police officers dispatched to the scene during the Code Zero situation to have their hands behind their backs or in their pockets.'"

The petitioner appealed, "We demand punishment and an apology for the police officers who failed to properly perform their duties, stood with their hands behind their backs, and walked around with their hands in their pockets at the crime scene during the fatal incident. We also call for institutional improvements to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future."

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