A Mother Who Conspired with a Man Met in a Game to Abandon Her 4-Year-Old Daughter... "It Was Hard to Raise Her"

After the Crime, They Rode Together to a Lodging Facility
"Raising a Child Was Difficult, So I Committed the Crime"

A woman in her 30s who abandoned her 4-year-old daughter on a deserted road and a man in his 20s who participated in the crime admitted to the offense in court. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] A woman in her 30s who abandoned her 4-year-old daughter on a deserted road in subzero temperatures and a man in his 20s who participated in the crime both admitted to the charges in court. It is known that after abandoning the child, they got into a vehicle together and headed to a nearby lodging facility.

At the first trial held on the 14th under the jurisdiction of the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Judge Kwak Kyung-pyeong), the defense attorneys of the mother A (35) and acquaintance B (25), who were indicted and detained on charges of child abandonment and neglect under the Child Welfare Act, stated, "We admit all the charges."

The defense attorney said, "The details of the charges against the defendants are unusual," and requested the court to conduct a sentencing investigation regarding the defendants' motives and mental judgment ability at the time of the crime. He also submitted medical certificates indicating that A and B require mental health treatment to the court.

In response, the court said, "We will conduct an investigation by a sentencing investigator, review the results, and continue the trial on the next date."

A was arrested and brought to trial on charges of abandoning her daughter C (then 4 years old) on a side road in front of a daycare center in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, around 10 p.m. on November 26 last year. B, who got involved in the crime after meeting A through online gaming, was also arrested and indicted on the same charges. Although they had known each other for two months, it is understood that they met for the first time on the day of the crime.

During police investigation, A reportedly stated, "It was difficult to raise the child, and I often talked about (the child) with B in the game chat room," and "B suggested, 'Then let's get rid of the child,' so we met and committed the crime together."

Meanwhile, the next court date is scheduled for the 13th of next month.

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