High School Girl Found Dead with Bruises All Over Body at Incheon Church... Worshipper Arrested on Abuse Charges

High School Girl Collapses While Having Dinner at Church
Transferred to Hospital but Ultimately Passes Away

A high school girl collapsed while having dinner at a church in Incheon and was taken to the hospital but ultimately passed away. The police are investigating whether there was any abuse based on the fact that the girl had bruises all over her body.

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On the 16th, Yonhap News reported that the Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Division of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency had urgently arrested and was investigating A (in her 50s), a church member, on suspicion of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act. A is suspected of abusing B, a teenage high school girl, at a church located in Namdong-gu, Incheon, the previous day.

A reported to 119 at around 8 p.m. the previous day, saying, "B lost consciousness while eating," and "She had recently been unable to eat well, and now food is coming out of her mouth." When the police and fire authorities arrived, B was found collapsed in a room inside the church, with bruises all over her body, including her face. She was also wearing protective braces on both hands.

B was transported to the hospital by the 119 ambulance crew while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation but died around midnight, about four hours later. The police judged that B had been abused by A and urgently arrested A in the early morning. The police also requested an autopsy of B’s body from the National Forensic Service and plan to review whether to apply for an arrest warrant for A.

A police official stated, "We arrested the suspect early this morning and have not yet conducted a proper investigation," adding, "We will confirm the motive for the crime and the relationship with the victim."

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