40s Woman Who Raised and Assaulted 5-Year-Old Nephew to Death Urgently Arrested

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A woman in her 40s was urgently arrested on suspicion of assaulting and neglecting her five-year-old niece, whom she was raising, leading to the child's death.

According to Yonhap News on the 15th, the Jangheung Police Station in Jeonnam urgently arrested A (41) on charges of child abuse resulting in death.

A is suspected of hitting her niece B (5), whom she was raising, on the head and buttocks for disciplinary reasons and neglecting her, causing her death.

It was understood that A assaulted B on the night of the 13th and that B vomited during the day on the 14th, but no special measures were taken.

B was found collapsed in the bathroom of the house by another family member around 6:10 p.m. on the 14th and was taken to the hospital but died; bruises were reportedly found on various parts of her body.

B had been living with her aunt A at A’s house for several months.

The Jeonnam Police Agency is conducting an investigation after receiving the case in accordance with the guidelines for transferring child abuse cases involving children under 13 years old.

The police believe B died from cardiac arrest caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for A after investigating B’s exact cause of death and the circumstances of the crime through an autopsy.

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