Public Prosecution Office, father arrested for murder of 2-month-old daughter for 'deleting home cam'
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A father in his 40s who assaulted his 2-month-old daughter to death and deleted the home cam video to destroy evidence was indicted on charges including child abuse and murder.
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A father in his 40s who assaulted his two-month-old daughter to death was handed over to trial on charges including child abuse and murder.
(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Jun-woo = A father in his 40s who assaulted his 2-month-old daughter to death was taken into custody and handed over to trial.
The Suwon Public Prosecutors' Office's Women and Children Crimes Department (Chief Prosecutor Oh Min-jae) announced on the 6th that it had arrested and indicted Mr. A on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes (Child Abuse and Murder).
Mr. A is accused of killing his 2-month-old daughter, Miss B, by hitting her face and head with both hands about 10 times at his home in Seo-dong, Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do, in the early morning of the 11th of last month.
He even remotely deleted the home cam video inside his home using his cell phone when Ms. B, who was taken to the hospital on the day of the crime, was pronounced dead.
Mr. A's crime was revealed when the police discovered bruises and other trauma on Ms. B's body, captured the circumstances of the deletion of the home cam video, and made an emergency arrest.
In the later restored homecam video, sounds presumed to be Mr. A hitting the baby and Ms. B's crying were confirmed.
He is reported to have stated to the investigative agency that he hit her out of frustration when Ms. B continued to cry and not sleep.
Open Questions
- What is the sentence that will be handed down to the defendant in the future trial?
