Gumi Girl's Biological Mother Bought Shoes and Clothes to Honor Her Child's Memory

On the 11th of last month, Seok Mo, identified as the biological mother of a 3-year-old girl who was found dead in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, is entering the court to attend a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) at the Gimcheon branch of the former Daegu District Court. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] It has been confirmed that Seok Mo (48), the biological mother, purchased shoes and clothes to honor the spirit of the deceased 3-year-old girl in Gumi.

The Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Gimcheon Branch announced on the 5th that Seok was arrested and indicted on charges of abducting a minor and attempted concealment of a corpse. The charge of abducting a minor pertains to the girl born to Seok's daughter Kim Mo (22), and the attempted concealment of a corpse charge pertains to the deceased girl.

Initially, the police applied charges of abducting a minor and attempted corpse disposal against Seok and referred the case to the prosecution with an indictment opinion.

The prosecution judged that Seok abducted the newborn of Kim, who gave birth at a maternity hospital in Gumi on March 30, 2018, by taking the baby to an unknown location. The time of the crime is estimated to be between March 31 and April 1, 2018, immediately after Kim's delivery.

Regarding the change of some charges from corpse disposal to concealment of a corpse, the prosecution cited circumstances where Seok purchased clothes and shoes intending to bury the girl's body.

According to the prosecution, after discovering the girl's body at Kim's residence on February 9, Seok brought a blanket and cardboard boxes to bury the body but, due to fear and other reasons, only covered the body with the blanket and left. During this process, she purchased shoes and clothes for the deceased girl but reportedly did not actually dress her in them.

The prosecution secured multiple circumstantial evidences regarding Seok's pregnancy and childbirth based on her hospital records from three years ago and the weight difference before and after delivery.

Meanwhile, the first trial for this case will be held on the afternoon of the 9th at the Daegu District Court Gimcheon Branch.

Kim, identified as Seok's daughter and the deceased girl's older sister, was arrested and indicted last August on charges including murder and violations of the Child Welfare Act, Child Allowance Act, and Infant Care Act, for leaving the child (the deceased girl) unattended in an empty house after moving.

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