'Infant Abandonment in Distribution Box' Biological Mother: "Thought It Was a Lump on My Belly... Found Out I Was Pregnant One Week Before Delivery"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] A woman in her 20s, who was urgently arrested on suspicion of abandoning a deceased baby in an apartment hallway distribution box in Busan, stated during police investigation that she only found out about her pregnancy one week before giving birth.

According to the Busan Saha Police Station on the 24th, Ms. A testified during the investigation, "About a week before giving birth, I thought I had a lump in my abdomen and went to the hospital, where I found out I was pregnant." She also said that she gave birth to the baby alone in her one-room apartment, and after the baby died, she abandoned the body the next day. There is no record of Ms. A receiving obstetric care related to the pregnancy.

Ms. A also claimed, "I fainted immediately after giving birth, and when I regained consciousness, the baby was already dead." Regarding the charge of abandoning a corpse, she denied it, saying, "I only temporarily placed the body in the distribution box of an apartment where an acquaintance lives, and I intended to come back later to take it."

The apartment where Ms. A abandoned the body was confirmed to be where her parents live. According to the police, Ms. A is an unmarried mother living alone in a one-room apartment in Busan city, supporting herself through part-time jobs.

Regarding the man presumed to be the baby's father, Ms. A stated, "We have been separated for a long time." However, she has not disclosed the identity of this man.

The police have applied for an autopsy warrant to determine the exact cause of death of the deceased infant.

The police charged Ms. A with abandoning an infant and are reviewing whether to apply additional charges based on the autopsy results and other findings.

On the 23rd, the body of a male infant was found in the distribution box on the 22nd floor of an apartment in Saha-gu, Busan. After receiving a report from a resident who discovered the body, the police arrived on the scene and analyzed closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, leading to the urgent arrest of the biological mother, Ms. A.

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