In Yeosu, Jeonnam, a 20-year-old arrested for abandoning a newborn baby leading to death

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A man in his 20s who abandoned a newborn baby, causing its death, and concealed the body has been arrested by the police.

On the 31st, the Yeosu Police Station in Jeonnam announced that they had apprehended A (22) on charges of murder for abandoning a newborn baby immediately after birth, resulting in the baby's death.

A is suspected of giving birth in a one-room apartment in Yeosu City at around 5:30 a.m. on the 27th, then abandoning the newborn baby, causing its death, and subsequently concealing the body.

The police plan to perform an autopsy on the newborn to determine the exact cause of death and conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the crime with A, while preparing to request an arrest warrant.

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