[Comprehensive] Gumi Girl's Biological Mother Caught in Lies, Also Denied Giving Birth

'False' Response Detected on Lie Detector
Some Answers Rambling, Making Judgment Difficult
Expert: "Isn't It a Lie to Hide the 'Missing Child'?"

On the morning of the 11th, Seok Mo (48), identified as the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead at the Gumi Police Station in Gyeongbuk, is entering the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch to attend a detention warrant hearing. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] Seok Mo (48), the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl found dead in a vacant house in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, is reportedly still denying that she gave birth. The police investigated Seok using a lie detector test but failed to find any significant leads in identifying the deceased girl's biological father.

According to multiple media reports on the 15th, the Gumi Police Department estimates that Seok gave birth to the deceased girl around March 2018. Based on Seok's call records, the police are focusing their investigation on men she met around the first half of 2017 to find the girl's biological father.

During the investigation, the police also used a lie detector machine provided by the Gyeongbuk Police Agency's forensic science department. This device measures a person's pulse, breathing, and sweat, displaying the data graphically. It is based on the principle that physical responses such as increased heart rate or brain waves occur when a person lies.

Results from the lie detector test reportedly showed that Seok gave false answers to key questions. In particular, she showed deceptive responses to the question, "Have you ever given birth to a baby?" However, some of her answers were incoherent, making it difficult to judge solely based on the lie detector results.

Seok, identified as the biological mother of the 3-year-old girl who died in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, is entering the courthouse to undergo a detention warrant hearing. / Photo by Yonhap News

Since her arrest on the 11th, Seok has claimed that the deceased girl was her biological granddaughter born to her own daughter, denying that she herself gave birth. She also outright rejected the results of the DNA test.

Meanwhile, on February 10th around 3 p.m., a 3-year-old girl was found dead in a villa in Gumi, Gyeongbuk. At the time of discovery, the girl was in a semi-nude state, and severe decomposition of organs and body parts made it difficult to determine the exact cause of death.

Seok was the person who discovered and first reported the case. The police who responded to the report treated A, Seok's biological daughter, as the deceased girl's biological mother and booked her on charges including child abuse resulting in death, detaining her for investigation.

However, DNA test results revealed that it was Seok, not A, who was biologically related to the deceased girl, leading the case into an unexpected turn.

Some speculate that Seok, who initially claimed to be the deceased girl's maternal grandmother, may have swapped her own daughter with A's biological daughter, who gave birth around the same time.

Mr. Seok, who is accused of swapping his daughter and granddaughter / Photo by Yonhap News

The police consider finding the deceased girl's biological father as the key to solving the case and are investigating Seok using lie detector tests and other methods, but so far, no significant progress has been reported.

Meanwhile, experts suggest that finding the deceased girl and A's swapped biological daughter could provide crucial clues to the case.

Professor Lee Soo-jung of the Department of Criminal Psychology at Kyonggi University said in an interview with CBS Radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" on the 15th, "It is certain that the deceased child is Seok's daughter. The DNA does not match any of the men who claim to be the father, and if they had a normal family life, what they are saying now would be logically impossible."

She added, "I believe all the lies from Seok and others are absurd attempts to hide the 'missing child.' Finding the missing child is actually essential to solving this case or possibly a larger case related to this family."

She further advised, "I think all their social media activities and such should be thoroughly investigated. The scope of the investigation should be expanded to include everyone who has had any connection with Seok during this time."

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