"Never Gave Birth" Biological Mother of Gumi Girl's Birth Record Not Found... Still a Mystery

Published 19 Mar.2021 20:29(KST)

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] The police investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, have analyzed the medical records of Seok (48), identified as the biological mother, but are facing difficulties in the investigation as they have not found any pregnancy-related data.

According to the Gumi Police Station in Gyeongbuk on the 19th, they analyzed the medical records of the deceased girl's biological mother, Seok, but found no records of obstetric examinations related to pregnancy. Earlier, the police cooperated with the Gumi City Childcare Department and examined three child welfare facilities but also did not achieve any significant results.

They also considered the possibility that Seok gave birth through a private midwife and sought assistance from the Gumi City Health Center but found no clues. The whereabouts of the "missing child" (daughter), presumed to have been born by Kim (22), Seok's daughter, remain unknown.

The police reportedly could not secure sufficient phone call and data records from about three years ago (around 2018), when the two girls were born, due to the three-year data retention period of telecommunications companies.

Seok is said to still maintain that she is not the biological mother of the deceased girl.

Based on the fact that Seok and Kim gave birth around the same time, the police suspect that the deceased girl and the child born by Kim were switched. They also consider the possibility that Seok swapped the deceased girl with the missing child born by Kim, as the deceased girl was not registered at birth, and the child born by Kim disappeared after birth registration.