"Are You Possessed?" Stepmother Practicing Shamanism Beats Elementary Student

Teacher Reports Child Abuse to Police
Multiple Bruises and Wounds Found All Over the Body

Suspicion of abuse against an elementary school child by a stepmother practicing shamanism has been discovered, prompting the police to launch an investigation.

On the 19th, the Wonju Police Station announced 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 stating that "Child abuse of boy A is suspected." Upon investigation, multiple bruises and wounds were found all over boy A's body. [Photo by Yonhap News]

The police received a report on the morning of the 18th from a teacher at an elementary school in Wonju, stating that "there is suspicion of child abuse against boy A," and upon inspection, found multiple bruises and wounds all over A's body.

The police reportedly secured a statement from the victim child that he was beaten all afternoon with a stick made by rolling up newspaper from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the 17th.

The police confirmed that the victims are two siblings under the age of 10. The children testified to the police that they were beaten by their own parents for reasons such as "being possessed by a ghost," "disregarding hierarchy," and "having bad manners."

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the case, believing that the stepmother, who received a shamanic calling, continuously subjected the children to physical and emotional abuse.

The children are currently receiving treatment at a hospital. After treatment, they are scheduled to be temporarily placed in a protection center in Wonju for the time being.

At the end of last August, a stepmother who was prosecuted for abusing her 12-year-old stepson B to the point of being covered in bruises and killing him was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

In late August, a stepmother who was tried on charges of abusing her 12-year-old stepson B to the point of being covered in bruises and causing his death was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

While suffering long-term repeated abuse from the parents, B's weight dropped from 38 kg at age 10 to 29.5 kg on the day of his death, and bruises and wounds were found all over his body at the time of death.

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