Mother in Her 30s Arrested for Fatally Assaulting 8-Month-Old Son with TV Remote Control

Confessed to the Crime After Police Interrogation

Police Plan to Seek Arrest Warrant

A woman in her 30s has been apprehended by the police for fatally assaulting her 8-month-old son with a TV remote control.

According to Yonhap News on April 30, the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency apprehended Ms. A on suspicion of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes (child abuse resulting in death) and is currently investigating the case.

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Ms. A is accused of repeatedly striking her 8-month-old son, referred to as B, on the head with a TV remote control and otherwise abusing him at her home in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, around April 10, causing his death.

Investigations revealed that Ms. A and her husband took B to a hospital in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on April 10, after the assault. At the time, B suffered severe head injuries, including a skull fracture.

The medical staff determined that B required hospitalization, but Ms. A reportedly refused to admit the child and returned home with him.

Subsequently, Ms. A found B unconscious at home and visited the same hospital in Bucheon on the afternoon of April 13. B was pronounced dead in the morning of April 14, several hours later.

After receiving the case, the police suspected the involvement of Ms. A and her husband in B's death and launched an investigation. While analyzing footage from a home CCTV camera installed inside the house, police discovered that Ms. A and her husband had repeatedly left B, who later died, alone for several hours at a time.

Initially, Ms. A claimed that B had injured his head after slipping while being bathed, but eventually confessed to the assault under police questioning. The police then placed Ms. A under emergency arrest.

The National Forensic Service also provided an initial verbal report to the police, stating that "the cause of death is presumed to be head trauma" following an autopsy.

During police questioning, Ms. A reportedly stated that she committed the crime because "the child would not sleep and kept whining."

The police are also summoning B's biological father as a witness to investigate possible neglect and aiding and abetting abuse. Furthermore, they plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Ms. A.

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