Three Biggest Mysteries of the 'Gumi 3-Year-Old Girl' Case... What Happened That Day? [Han Seung-gon's Case Notebook]

Is the biological mother the maternal grandmother who first reported... Are there really no accomplices or helpers?
Where and how was the newborn daughter hidden, was the lover managing her?
Where is the girl born in January 2018, did they plan a 'horrific perfect crime'?

[Editor's Note] The biological mother of the 3-year-old girl found dead in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, has been revealed to be the maternal grandmother who first reported the case. People are shocked and outraged by this unthinkable event. The daughter, known as the biological mother, is currently unable to accept this fact. There are numerous questions surrounding this case. We have raised reasonable doubts and made inferences based on the investigation results revealed so far, including how the woman known as the maternal grandmother managed to hide the child even from her family after giving birth, at what point the child swap actually occurred, and whether there was an accomplice.

On the morning of the 11th, at the Gimcheon branch of the Daegu District Court, the maternal grandmother, identified as the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, is entering the court to undergo a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] The mystery surrounding the case has deepened as the biological mother of the 3-year-old girl found dead in a villa in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, has been revealed to be the maternal grandmother A (48), who was the first to report the case.

The girl was initially reported to be the daughter of A’s biological daughter B (22), but DNA testing revealed that she was actually A’s daughter. This has now shifted attention to the whereabouts of B’s missing daughter.

There are three key points to focus on in this case: ① How did A swap her daughter C with B’s daughter? ② Did B really not know about this, or is there a possibility of complicity? ③ Where is B’s daughter now?

◆ The first reporter, the maternal grandmother, turns out to be the biological mother... When did the horrific 'child swap' happen?

When A reported to the police in February that her daughter was found dead and referred to her as her granddaughter, B was reportedly recognizing A’s daughter C as her own daughter. B’s ex-husband also believed C was his biological daughter.

However, a reasonable question remains: why did B fail to recognize the swapped child? This may be related to B’s circumstances at the time.

The timing of the pregnancies of the mother and daughter coincidentally overlapped. A is known to have given birth to daughter C in 2019, who is now 3 years old. B’s daughter was born in January 2018 and is 4 years old.

One important point is B’s change of heart. Around early August 2020, when C is presumed to have died, B reportedly moved to a nearby villa to live with her new husband, leaving C alone in the villa. B was expecting a child with her new husband.

Therefore, B may have lacked affection for the daughter she had with her ex-husband in January 2018. It is possible that B entrusted the daughter to her mother A immediately after birth.

In this complicated situation involving a lover and others, A may have seen this as an opportunity.

Ultimately, the child swap likely occurred shortly after B’s daughter was born or at least during the newborn stage. This would explain why B believed C was her daughter.

This is a reasonable inference to understand the 'child swap' process.

Another question remains: how did A hide the existence of daughter C from the family? This raises the possibility of an accomplice. Of course, strict punishment is also necessary for B, who neglected the child she mistakenly believed was hers, leading to the child’s death.

Regarding the case in which a 2-year-old girl was found dead in a villa in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk, on the 10th, B (22), initially known as the biological mother, is coming out after attending the detention warrant substantive hearing.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

◆ How did A hide newborn C’s existence from the family... Possibility of an accomplice

Now, it is necessary to look into the situation of A, who was known as the maternal grandmother but is actually the biological mother of C. On the morning of the 11th, A appeared at the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch for a warrant hearing and strongly denied to reporters that C was her daughter.

She may be denying the DNA test results out of fear of social criticism, as the child was born from an extramarital affair. The fact that she neither registered the birth nor disclosed the hospital where C was born supports this. However, it could also be an attempt at a perfect crime.

A gave birth to C in 2019. The birth registration and the hospital where the birth took place are currently unknown. Another question is how the family remained unaware of the birth.

Even if A could have given birth to C with the help of hospital staff or others, it is nearly impossible to maintain daily life without the family finding out. Considering the nature of a newborn who cries day and night, this is even more incomprehensible.

Therefore, it is possible that C was raised somewhere else before being left unattended in the villa. Alternatively, the lover may have taken care of C and handed her over to swap with B’s daughter after B’s daughter was born. This is why suspicions of an accomplice arise in this case.

On the morning of the 11th, the maternal grandmother of a 3-year-old girl who died at Gumi Police Station in Gyeongbuk is entering the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch to attend the detention warrant hearing.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Considering B’s situation and A’s circumstances, the child swap most likely occurred when B’s daughter was a newborn.

Therefore, the disappearance of B’s daughter can be dated back to her birth in January 2018, about four years ago. In other words, this situation may mean that a meticulously planned horrific crime has been revealed after four years.

Also, A’s outright denial of the DNA test results and insistence that C is not her daughter seem related to this. There are suspicions that she is dreaming of a perfect crime. The lover may have played a role as an accomplice in this entire process. All of this must be uncovered through investigation.

The police are currently searching for A’s lover while focusing their investigation on locating B’s daughter. According to the investigation, the man presumed to be the lover, B’s ex-husband, and current husband have all been ruled out as C’s biological father.

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