Kindergarten Teacher Detained for Foreign Object in School Meal... Court Cites "Risk of Flight"

On the afternoon of the 9th, in front of the Southern District Court in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, parents of the affected children and members of the organization are urging for the arrest and strict punishment of the special kindergarten teacher involved in the incident of putting an unidentified liquid into the children's meals, at a press conference hosted by the "Emergency Countermeasures Committee to Demand Severe Punishment for the Foreign Substance Incident in Public Kindergartens."

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] A teacher accused of putting foreign substances into kindergarten children's meals has been arrested.

On the 10th, Judge Lee Young-kwang, in charge of warrants at the Seoul Southern District Court, issued an arrest warrant after conducting a pre-arrest detention hearing for kindergarten special class teacher A, citing "risk of flight."

Earlier that day, after finishing the warrant hearing around noon, A left the court without responding to reporters' questions about whether they admitted the charges. A's lawyer claimed, "Only mosquito repellent was found among the items they had, but it was not put into the food."

A is accused of putting a liquid containing mosquito repellent and surfactant components into the meal containers of students at a kindergarten in Geumcheon-gu last November. It is reported that more than 10 children have been identified as victims so far. Suspicious substances were also found in meals and coffee of fellow teachers.

The Geumcheon Police Station in Seoul, which is investigating the case, applied for an arrest warrant for A on charges including child abuse, attempted special injury, and property damage.

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