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2-year-old adopted girl left unconscious after abuse

The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency on Sunday arrested a foster father in his 30s accused of abusing his 2-year-old adopted daughter and leaving her unconscious.

2021.5.9

People hold up signs calling for a death sentence for the adoptive parents of a 16-month-old, who died after being brutally abused, at the Seoul Southern District Court on Wednesday, the fi rst day of the trial of the adoptive parents. [NEWS1]

[THINK ENGISH] ‘정인이 사건’ 양부모 첫 재판, 분노한 시민들 고성

The adoptive mother of a 16-month-old who died after being brutally abused was due in court Wednesday, and angry members of the public were waiting for her.

2021.1.20

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Paying respects

Members of the Gender Equality and Family Committee of the ruling Democratic Party pay condolences to Jeong-in, the 16-month-old girl who was allegedly killed by abusive adoptive parents, at her grave in a cemetery in Yangpyeong County...

2021.1.11

A four-year-old girl walks into a convenience store in Gangbuk District, northern Seoul, on Jan. 8, followed by a passerby who found her crying outside the store in her pajamas. She is wearing a borrowed coat. [CCTV FOOTAGE FROM THE STORE]

Shivering 4-year-old sets off alarm bells in neighborhood

It was bitterly cold on the evening of Jan. 8 when a four-year-old girl was found shivering in her pajamas outside a convenience store in Seoul. Newlyweds Lee Byung-geun, 30, and Hahm Jeong-min, 29, spotted the girl standing between cars outside...

2021.1.11

Activists hold a rally outside the Blue House to demand the adoptive parents of a toddler named Jeong-in be indicted and punished for murder, not involuntary manslaughter by child abuse. Jeong-in, a 16-month-old girl, died in October only nine months after she was adopted. An autopsy showed that she had endured brutal violence. The police also faced criticism for not responding to three suspected child abuse reports about Jeong-in. [YONHAP]

National Assembly passes package of 18 bills intended to prevent child abuse

Lawmakers rushed to change the country’s laws to prevent child abuse, following public outcry after the tragic death of a 16-month-old girl at the hands of her adoptive parents’ violence and the state’s failure to respond to repeated reports of...

2021.1.10

National Police Agency Commissioner General Kim Chang-yong offers an apology for the police's failure to prevent the death of a young child allegedly abused by her adoptive parents on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

After toddler's brutal death, now come the apologies

The National Police Agency on Wednesday issued a public apology for its botched response to repeated reports of suspected child abuse that led to the death of a 16-month-old adopted girl.

2021.1.6

Feeling the pain

Actress Lee Young-ae visits a cemetery in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday, to mourn the 16-month-old girl Jeong-in, who died after being allegedly abused by her adoptive parents.

2021.1.5

In these screen captures from SBS's investigative report aired Saturday, a photo of Jeong-in before her adoption is shown on the left and a photo after her adoption is shown on the right. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Death of abused toddler shocks Korea

Public outrage is snowballing over the death of a 16-month-old girl who had suffered brutal violence by her adopted parents and the police’s failure to respond to three reports of suspected child abuse.

2021.1.4