[Breaking] Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty Again in 2nd Trial for Yangmo in 'Jeongin's Death' Case

Citizens hold placards in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 5th, the day of the appellate trial verdict for the adoptive parents accused of causing the death of 16-month-old adopted girl Jeong-in through abuse. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] In the appeal trial of Jang, the adoptive mother who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first trial for abusing and causing the death of 16-month-old adopted child Jeong In-yang, the prosecution demanded the death penalty, the highest sentence in court.

At the appeal trial held on the morning of the 5th at the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 7 (Presiding Judge Seong Su-je, Judges Kang Gyeong-pyo and Bae Jeong-hyeon), the prosecution demanded the death penalty for Jang, as in the first trial, during the final hearing for Jang and her husband Ahn.

Jang was prosecuted for habitual assault and abuse of Jeong In-yang from June to October last year, and for delivering a strong kick to the abdomen on October 13 of the same year, which caused her death.

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