Tracking the Missing 'Gumi 3-Year-Old Girl'... Police Raid Over 170 Obstetrics Clinics

On the morning of the 11th, at the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch, the maternal grandmother, identified as the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who died in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, is entering the court to undergo a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing).
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[Asia Economy Heo Midam reporter] The police investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, have launched search and seizure operations at about 170 nearby obstetrics and gynecology clinics to verify whether the biological mother, Seok (48), was pregnant and gave birth.

The Gumi Police Station in Gyeongbuk revealed on the 23rd that they are conducting search and seizure operations targeting more than 170 obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Daegu, Gumi, Gimcheon, Chilgok, and other areas to confirm non-reimbursed medical treatments.

The police believe that Seok gave birth to the deceased girl between January and March 2018. Accordingly, they are reviewing obstetrics and gynecology medical records, considering the possibility that the treatment might have been conducted under someone else's name during that period. They are also questioning people around Seok to find the biological father of the deceased girl, investigating men who dated Seok 3 to 5 years ago.

However, the police report that Seok changed her mobile phone device at the end of last year, which has caused difficulties in the investigation. Although they secured one year’s worth of call records through a search and seizure of the telecommunications company, they have not obtained records from 3 to 5 years ago, which are necessary for the investigation.

The police stated, "If we had Seok's old mobile phone device, we could secure past call records and text messages, but since we have not obtained it, the investigation is challenging."

Meanwhile, four teams from the Criminal Division of the Gumi Police Station and seven teams from the Violent Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeongbuk Police Agency have been deployed for this investigation.The police plan to focus their investigative efforts on locating the missing child, proving Seok's pregnancy and childbirth, and finding the biological father of the deceased girl until Seok is indicted on the 5th of next month.

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