Parents Arrested for Fracturing Skull of 1-Month-Old Daughter by Blunt Force Trauma

Forensic Analysis of Mobile Phone Reveals Deleted Video Showing Evidence of Assault

Parents who assaulted their one-month-old daughter were arrested by the police. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. Photo by Pixabay [Image source=Pixabay]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Parents who assaulted their one-month-old daughter causing a skull fracture have been apprehended by the police.

On the 27th, the Women and Juvenile Investigation Unit of the Incheon Police Agency announced that they have applied for arrest warrants for Mr. A, a man in his 40s, and Ms. B, a woman in her 30s of Vietnamese nationality, on charges including child abuse causing serious injury under the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes.

Mr. A and Ms. B, who are married, are accused of assaulting their one-month-old daughter, Ms. C, at their home in Incheon, causing serious injuries and pouring formula milk on her face. On the afternoon of the 5th of last month, they took the injured Ms. C to a nearby general hospital, where a doctor, suspecting abuse after seeing the child's condition, reported it to the police. At that time, Ms. C was diagnosed with a skull fracture and brain hemorrhage, received inpatient treatment, and was later discharged.

After receiving the report, the police began an investigation. When Mr. A and others did not respond to multiple summons, the police recently obtained an arrest warrant and apprehended them.

During the police investigation, Mr. A admitted to hitting the child because "she was crying," but regarding the skull fracture and brain hemorrhage, he claimed, "My daughter fell off the bed while alone," acknowledging only some of the charges. His wife, Ms. B, denies all abuse allegations.

However, digital forensic analysis of Ms. B’s mobile phone, secured through a police search, revealed that videos showing evidence of the assault on Ms. C had been deleted but still remained on the device.

The police stated, "There is expert advice suggesting that the symptoms shown by Ms. C may have resulted from repeated assaults, and we are continuing to investigate the specific timing and circumstances of the crime," adding, "Ms. C has been separated from her parents and placed in a protective facility."

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