"Why Are You Whining"...Mother Kicks 5-Year-Old Son on the Street

Around 12:27 AM on the 13th, a intoxicated mother in her 30s was arrested by the police on charges of kicking her 5-year-old son on the street. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] A woman in her 30s was arrested by the police for kicking her 5-year-old son while intoxicated late at night on the street.

The Jungbu Police Station in Incheon announced that they arrested the mother, Ms. A, on charges of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act.

Ms. A is suspected of kicking her son, B (5), causing injury around 12:27 a.m. on the 13th on a street in Jung-gu, Incheon, while intoxicated.

Police who responded to a passerby's report saying "The mother is hitting the child" arrested Ms. A at the scene.

According to the investigation, Ms. A committed the act because B was crying and whining. The police handed B over to his biological father and are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.

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