"If You Recognize This Face, Please Report" The Real Story, 'Gumi 3-Year-Old Biological Mother' Photo Released

Photo by SBS, screenshot of the Facebook post from 'Unanswered Questions'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] On the 15th, SBS's "Unanswered Questions (Geu-al)" revealed the face of Ms. Seok (48), identified as the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl found dead in an empty house in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, and announced that they are waiting for tips.

The production team of "Unanswered Questions" posted on their official Facebook page that afternoon, "We are waiting for contact from anyone who knows Ms. Seok (born in 1973), confirmed as the biological mother of the 3-year-old girl who died from child abuse in Gumi," and released two photos of Ms. Seok with her face blurred. They also posted a phone number and email address for submitting tips.

The hair color of Ms. Seok shown in the photos is similar to the bright hair color captured by the media when she entered the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch on the 11th for a pre-arrest interrogation (detention warrant hearing).

Meanwhile, the police announced that on the 14th, the day before, the Gyeongbuk Police Agency's lie detector department conducted a psychophysiological test (lie detector test) on Ms. Seok. The police asked about five questions, and Ms. Seok gave incoherent answers to some questions, resulting in a "judgment reserved" verdict, while for key questions, she showed "false" responses. The police have withheld specific details about the key questions.

Additionally, the police deployed three profilers to analyze Ms. Seok's psychology and investigate the circumstances of the case, but Ms. Seok repeatedly gave answers contradicting the DNA test results, such as "I have never given birth to a daughter. (The deceased girl) is the child of my daughter," the police said.

On the morning of the 11th, the biological mother, known as the maternal grandmother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, entered the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch to attend the detention warrant hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, on the 10th of last month, a 3-year-old girl was found dead in an empty house in Gumi City. The initial reporter, Ms. Seok, was known as the deceased girl's maternal grandmother at the time, but DNA test results revealed that the deceased girl was not the child of Ms. Seok's daughter (22), who was known as the biological mother, but was actually Ms. Seok's own biological daughter, causing shock. The daughter of Ms. Seok, who was previously thought to be the biological mother responsible for the death of the 3-year-old girl, is actually the older sister of the 3-year-old girl, making them siblings.

However, despite the DNA test results, Ms. Seok strongly denies giving birth to the deceased girl, saying, "I have never had a child." The police announced that they plan to send the case to the prosecution on the 17th.

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