"Possessed by Ghosts" Shaman Parents Assault Elementary School Siblings for 4 Hours

"Hit with a club made by rolling up newspaper" victim statement

A shaman in their 40s was booked by the police on charges of beating two elementary school-aged children until they were bruised with a club made by rolling up a newspaper. The Wonju Police Station announced on the 19th that they have booked and are investigating two parents in their early 40s on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act.

On the morning of the 18th, the police received a report from a teacher at an elementary school in Wonju, suspecting that child A was a victim of abuse. Upon investigation, multiple bruises and wounds were found all over child A's body. The police confirmed that the victims are two siblings under the age of 10.

The abused children testified to the police that on the 17th, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., they were hit all over their bodies throughout the afternoon with a club made by rolling up a newspaper by their parents for reasons such as "being possessed by a ghost," "disregarding hierarchy," and "having bad manners." The police plan to investigate whether the shaman parents, who are known to be in a common-law marriage, abused their children in connection with the shamanistic initiation ritual and whether the abuse was habitual.

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