On the afternoon of the 17th, Seok Mo, the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who died, was being transported in a police vehicle at the Gumi Police Station in Gyeongbuk. On the same day, the police sent Seok to the prosecution, adding charges of attempted corpse abandonment to the existing charge of abducting a minor. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On the afternoon of the 17th, Seok Mo, the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who died, was being transported in a police vehicle at the Gumi Police Station in Gyeongbuk. On the same day, the police sent Seok to the prosecution, adding charges of attempted corpse abandonment to the existing charge of abducting a minor. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] The husband of Seok (48), the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead and left unattended for a long time in a villa in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, has claimed, "My wife never gave birth," and revealed a letter he received from Seok, who is currently in custody.


On the 19th, Seok's husband appeared on SBS's 'Curious Story Y' and showed a photo of Seok stored on his phone from about a month and a half before the Gumi 3-year-old girl was born, saying, "They say she gave birth around the same time, but she doesn't look like she was full-term," denying the childbirth.


He added, "My wife has a high body temperature and mostly wears sleeveless clothes at home, so how could I not know she was pregnant?" expressing his frustration.


He also said, "I feel like dying right now," and "How frustrated must my wife have been to beg to appear on the broadcast to clear her wrongful accusation?"


In the letter revealed by her husband, Seok claimed, "Being forced to say things that never happened is maddening. Heaven knows, the earth knows. I am truly innocent. I absolutely never gave birth to a child."


Seok's husband also testified during the police's witness investigation that he had no knowledge of his wife's pregnancy or childbirth.


The broadcast also featured A, the ex-husband of Seok's daughter Kim (22). Kim was initially known as the biological mother of the Gumi 3-year-old girl but was revealed to be the biological older sister through DNA testing, causing shock.


A, who divorced Kim due to her infidelity, said, "I saw her give birth. I don't understand what is going on," showing his bewilderment. He also showed a hospital photo of the child born in 2018 weighing 3.48 kg.



However, the police stated that after conducting DNA tests four times, it was confirmed that Seok, initially known as the maternal grandmother, and the Gumi 3-year-old girl are mother and daughter, and Kim, initially known as the biological mother, is the deceased Gumi 3-year-old girl's biological older sister.


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