21-Month-Old Girl Dies at Daycare... "Director Pressed Child with Foot to Put Her to Sleep"

Daejeon Police Agency. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jumi Lee] A 3-year-old girl died while sleeping at a daycare center in Jung-gu, Daejeon, and the police have detected signs of abuse.

The Daejeon Police Agency announced on the 1st that they have booked and are investigating Ms. A, a woman in her 50s and the director of a daycare center, on charges of child abuse.

Ms. A is accused of abusing a 21-month-old girl, Ms. B, at a daycare center in Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, around 1 p.m. on the 30th of last month by forcibly putting her to sleep and pressing down on her body with her foot.

During the investigation, no signs of abuse were found on Ms. B, and the medical examiner confirmed there were no external injuries or fractures; however, the police discovered evidence of abuse by Ms. A based on the daycare center's closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.

The police plan to consider applying charges of abuse resulting in death against Ms. A based on the autopsy results of Ms. B.

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