Stepfather Strangles 4-Year-Old Child "Because of Toilet Issues"... Biological Mother Neglects Despite Witnessing

The stepfather who strangled a 4-year-old child for urinating in a place other than the toilet, and the biological mother who did not intervene despite witnessing it, were sentenced to suspended prison terms.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A stepfather who strangled a 4-year-old child for not properly controlling their bowel movements and the biological mother who ignored the incident and hit the child's calf were sentenced to prison with a suspended sentence.

The Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Park Jinyoung) announced on the 8th that A (26), who was indicted on charges of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act, was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspended sentence. The biological mother B (26), who did not stop A’s actions and hit the child’s calf once, was sentenced to six months in prison with a two-year suspended sentence.

During the trial, A denied the charges, stating, "I only kicked the victim child and did not strangle them." B also claimed, "I did not witness the crime."

However, the court recognized their guilt based on the injuries found on the victim child’s body and the statements given.

A was prosecuted for physically abusing the victim child by strangling them in September of last year because the child had a bowel movement in a place other than the toilet. B was also indicted for not stopping A and for hitting the child.

Judge Park stated, "The nature of the crime is not light, and the defendants have a prior record of child protection measures due to their actions toward the victim child. However, considering that they have sincerely attended counseling at a child protection agency for about five months after this incident and have made efforts to improve their relationship and practice mature parenting roles," explaining the reasons for the sentencing.

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