Elementary School Son Assaulted, Father Reports "Child Not Breathing"

Father in His 40s Says, "I Hit Him to Discipline"
Police Also Investigate Mother After Booking Her

A father in his 40s who severely assaulted his 11-year-old elementary school son, causing his death, has been arrested by the police. On the 21st, the Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Division of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced that a man in his 40s, identified as A, was detained on charges of child abuse resulting in death under the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes. A is accused of fatally assaulting his son B, a fifth grader, with a blunt object at an apartment in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on the afternoon of the 16th.

A man in his 40s who severely assaulted his 11-year-old elementary school son, causing his death, has been arrested by the police. On the 21st, Yonhap News reported that the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency's Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Division detained a man in his 40s, identified as Mr. A, on charges of child abuse resulting in death under the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes. Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency

The day after the incident, A himself called 119 early in the morning to report, "My son is not breathing." B was covered in bruises and was transported to a general hospital by the 119 emergency medical team but ultimately passed away. The police responded to a joint request from the fire department around 5 a.m. that day, arrived at the scene, and after confirming signs of abuse at the hospital, urgently arrested A.

The National Forensic Service's autopsy results verbally indicated that "there is a causal relationship between the trauma and the death." During police questioning, A admitted to the charges, stating, "I hit my son to discipline him because he was not listening." On the 19th, the Incheon District Court conducted a pre-trial detention hearing for A and issued an arrest warrant. The police have also booked A's wife, C (in her 40s), on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act and are investigating whether she aided her husband's crime or neglected their son. The couple's mobile phones are being analyzed through digital forensics to uncover additional evidence of past abuse.

A works as an office worker and is reported to have other children besides B. A police official stated, "There are conflicting statements about whether the wife was at home when A assaulted their son, so further investigation is underway," adding, "We are also investigating the exact timing of the assault." Child abuse resulting in death applies when a child is abused leading to death without the intent to murder. The legal penalty is life imprisonment or imprisonment for five years or more.

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