Two-month-old baby girl dies with bruises... Father in his 40s arrested on suspicion of murder

(Osan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-won = Police are urgently arresting and investigating a man in his 40s who is suspected of murdering his 2-month-old child at home.

The Osan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 11th that it is arresting and investigating Mr. A on suspicion of murder.

Mr. A is accused of causing the death of his 2-month-old child, Miss B.

Initially, the police were dispatched at around 3:47 a.m. on this day after receiving a 112 call from a house in Seo-dong, Osan-si, saying, “The 2-month-old child is not breathing.”

Ms. B, who was found at the scene, was transported to a nearby hospital by the 119 ambulance, but died during treatment.

The police found traces of trauma, such as bruises, on Ms. B's body and determined that there was a possibility of a crime and began an investigation.

During this process, the police confirmed that Mr. A, who was also taken to the hospital, had deleted some of the home camera video installed inside his home, and urgently arrested him on charges of murder.

At that time, it was discovered that Mr. A used his cell phone to remotely delete the home cam video recorded that morning after Ms. B was pronounced dead.

The police plan to request an autopsy of the baby's body from the National Institute of Forensic Science to determine the exact cause of death.

A police official said, "We urgently arrested Mr. A after comprehensively considering the fact that bruises were found on the baby's body at the hospital and the circumstances of the deletion of the home cam video," and added, "We are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the incident with the suspect couple."