"Child Throws Tantrum"... Caregiver Hits 4-Year-Old Girl on Apartment Rooftop

Caregiver: "It was only one instance of assault"
Child's Parents: "Suspect Repeated Abuse"

A caregiver who had been looking after a child for over a year was caught secretly hitting a 4-year-old girl, sparking public outrage. Photo by YTN News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] A babysitter in her 30s has sparked public outrage after hitting a 4-year-old girl on the rooftop of an apartment building simply because the child touched her cellphone. The child's parents suspect habitual abuse, but the babysitter, Ms. A, claims the assault happened only once.

On the 5th, YTN released CCTV footage from the apartment rooftop showing Ms. A's assault. In the video, when the child reaches for Ms. A's cellphone, Ms. A instead hits the child's shoulder. Ms. A then, as if testing, holds out the cellphone again, and when the child tries to grab it, she strikes the child's back forcefully.

Afterward, upon hearing some noise near the stairs leading to the rooftop, Ms. A hurriedly wiped the child's tears and lifted her outerwear to check for signs of hitting.

The child's mother, who came up to the rooftop, asked why the child was crying, but Ms. A did not give a proper answer. It is known that the child's parents had entrusted their daughter to Ms. A every weekend for about a year and a half.

Later, suspecting abuse, the parents confirmed the assault through the CCTV footage and confronted Ms. A. She admitted to the assault, saying, "The child was being annoying." Ms. A also confessed to flicking the child's head. However, she insisted that the assault happened only once and denied habitual abuse.

Nevertheless, the child's parents raised the possibility of habitual abuse by Ms. A. They pointed out that the child sometimes exhibits aggressive behavior at daycare, such as shouting or throwing objects, which might have been influenced by Ms. A's assaults.

Ultimately, the parents of Ms. B reported Ms. A to the police, requesting an investigation into whether habitual abuse occurred. The police have obtained the building's CCTV footage and are investigating whether Ms. A assaulted the child multiple times.

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