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Police tapes are put up at an apartment in northern Seoul where a man in his 60s, who allegedly shot his own son on July 20, lives [YONHAP]

Debate ensues over proposed parricide law amendment in South Korea

Can tougher punishments for parents who kill their children — mirroring those already in place for children who kill their parents — help prevent the breakdown of family structures?

2025.9.21

The Gwangju District Court in Dong District, Gwangju is pictured in this file photo. [NEWS1]

Court acquits man who accidently suffocated infant son while drunk

A district court has acquitted a man accused of causing the death of his 84-day-old son by drinking late into the night and then sleeping beside the infant, who later suffocated.

2025.8.14

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Police last Tuesday search for the body of a two-day-old newborn suspected of being buried on a hillside in Gwangyang, South Jeolla. [NEWS1]

Parents who kill newborns now face death penalty

The National Assembly on Tuesday amended the Criminal Act to scrap the previous maximum sentence of 10 years for infanticide. Infanticide and the abandonment of a newborn’s body are now subject to the same punishments as murder and abandonment ...

2023.7.18

A grandmother accused of murdering her grandson and abandoning the baby's body on a hill in Yongin, Gyeonggi, in 2015 leaves Yongin Dongbu Police Precinct on Saturday to attend an arrest warrant hearing. The baby suffered from Down syndrome. [YONHAP]

Over 900 'ghost baby' cases under investigation: police

Police are investigating over 900 cases of unregistered babies, or “ghost babies, in Korea. The National Police Agency said Monday it has received a total of 1,069 ghost baby cases and 939 of them are under investigation as of 5 p.m. Friday.

2023.7.10

A woman in her 30s accused of neglecting her six-day-old newborn to death and dumping the baby's body in 2018 heads to the Gwangju District Court for an arrest warrant hearing. [YONHAP]

Number of 'ghost baby' cases rise to nearly 1,000

Police are investigating nearly 1,000 unregistered babies, or “ghost babies” in the country. The National Police Agency on Monday said it received a total of 1,069 ghost baby cases as of 5 p.m. Friday.

2023.7.10

A woman accused of killing her newborn and abandoning the body near a stream in Daejeon leaves Suwon Nambu Police Precinct on Friday to be handed over to the prosecution. [YONHAP]

Ever-growing number of 'ghost baby' cases unearthed

More cases of unregistered babies, or “ghost babies,” have surfaced in the country as police continued their investigations on Friday.

2023.7.7

A woman on Thursday leaves a vegetable garden in Gimpo, Gyeonggi where she allegedly dumped the body of her one-day-old daughter in 2016. [YONHAP]

More deaths discovered as 'ghost baby' probe continues

Police are investigating a woman suspected of dumping the body of her newborn in a vegetable garden in Gimpo, Gyeonggi seven years ago.

2023.7.6

Police on Wednesday search for the body of an infant suspected to have been buried on a hill in Gijang County, Busan in 2015. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

Woman arrested on suspicion of body dumping her newborn

A mother suspected of hiding the body of her newborn in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, was taken into custody, police said Thursday.

2023.7.6

Police on Wednesday search for the body of an infant suspected to have been buried on a mountain in Gijang County, Busan in 2015. [YONHAP]

Number of 'ghost baby' cases rises to 400, police say

Police on Wednesday said they are investigating 400 cases of babies not registered at birth.

2023.7.5

Police on Tuesday search for the body of an infant suspected to have been dumped in a stream in Geoje, South Gyeongsang in September last year. [YONHAP]

Police investigating 193 'ghost baby' cases, though number could grow

Police on Tuesday said they are investigating 193 infants unregistered at birth. A total of 209 cases of “ghost babies,” as unregistered babies have been dubbed, have been reported to the police so far, according to the National Police Agency.

2023.7.4