Seongbuk-gu murder victim complained of parental abuse to homeroom teacher early this year... report together

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Bo-ram = It was found that a 15-year-old woman who was murdered by a man in his 50s in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, complained to her homeroom teacher early this year that she had been continuously abused by her parents, so she and her homeroom teacher reported it to the police.

The school began providing customized support, but Ms. A stopped her studies last July, and was later linked to support from an out-of-school youth support center.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the 12th, victim A (15) sent a message to her homeroom teacher at a middle school in Nowon-gu, Seoul on January 21st stating that she was continuously being abused as a child by her parents and was living in a shelter.

The next day, Ms. A and her homeroom teacher reported the parents to the police on charges of child abuse.

The school realized that Ms. A was living in a different shelter, and decided to provide customized financial support through consultation with the Student Customized Integrated Support Team.

The homeroom teacher also continuously attempted to contact Ms. A to check her safety and emotional state.

However, Ms. A visited the school with her mother last June, received counseling, and filled out an application for the School Discontinuation Consideration System.

The Academic Discontinuation Consideration System is a system that provides students who wish to discontinue their studies with opportunities such as counseling and career experience for a certain period of time to help them carefully decide whether to continue their studies.

After Ms. A last attended school on July 1, she became subject to out-of-capacity management on the 3rd of the same month due to insufficient attendance. Out-of-quota management is a measure in which students subject to compulsory education are unable to lead a normal school life due to long-term absences, but are excluded from the quota of enrolled students while maintaining their academic records.

Since August, Ms. A's information has been linked to the Out-of-School Youth Support Center (Dream Dream), and text message guidance and phone counseling for parents have been provided.

It was reported that the youth shelter where Ms. A previously stayed was not aware of the conflict within the family and the fact that she had suffered sexual exploitation.

Ms. A was the recipient of support from several organizations, including schools, youth shelters, and Dream Dream, but was unable to avoid the disaster.

Ms. A was murdered by Mr. B, a man in his 50s, at a shared accommodation in Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul in the early morning of the previous day.

Mr. B is the father of a man in his 20s who was sent on charges of having sexual intercourse with Miss A, a minor. The police urgently arrested Mr. B and are investigating the motive and circumstances of the crime.