‘5-year-old in critical condition’ Taekwondo instructor caught for additional physical abuse-inflicted situation

Despite pleading for help and to be taken out, the child was left unattended for 20 minutes
258 staff members under investigation… 3 additional child abuse reports filed
CCTV deletion explained as “out of fear,” denying intent,

[UiJeongBu=Newsis] Reporter Song Joo-Hyun = A 30-year-old Taekwondo manager from Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, who left a 5-year-old child in critical condition at a Taekwondo gym is being transferred to prosecution from UiJeongBu Police Station on the morning of the 19th. 2024.07.19 [email protected] , ‘[UiJeongBu=Newsis] Reporter Kim Do-Hee = Evidence of additional abuse of the child by a 30-year-old manager who left a 5-year-old child in critical condition at a Taekwondo gym in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, has been captured.’,
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, ‘According to the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency on the 19th, in addition to the case of A, the 30-year-old manager, putting the 5-year-old B child on a mat upside down and leaving them unattended, a video containing suspicious activities of physical abuse was secured.’,
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, ‘Police also obtained a statement from a witness that B, while stuck in the mat, was struggling and shouting, “Please save me, take me out.”‘,
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, ‘Currently, a thorough investigation of all 258 staff members at the Taekwondo gym is being conducted to determine if there are additional child victims.’,
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, ‘The staff members are confirmed to include children from kindergarten to high school students.’,
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, ‘In addition to the child victim, three cases of parents reporting child abuse against their children at other Taekwondo gyms have been reported.’,
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, ‘Through the ongoing investigation, the number of additional victims could increase.’,
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, ‘On that day, when B was not breathing, A brought B to a clinic in the same building as the Taekwondo gym and then returned to the gym to erase the CCTV footage stored on the computer hard disk.’,
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, ‘During police questioning, A reportedly stated, “I was scared.”‘,
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, ‘However, A denies the intentional act of putting B upside down on the mat and leaving them unattended, stating that it was a joke and that they did not anticipate such serious injuries.’,
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, ‘According to the police, at around 8:50 am that day, A was transferred to prosecution on charges of severe child abuse.’,
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, ‘A is accused of putting the 5-year-old child B on a mat in an upside-down position, leaving them unattended for about 20 minutes, causing them to fall into a state of cardiac arrest at a Taekwondo gym in Yangju city on the 12th.’,
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, ‘Currently, B has not regained consciousness and is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.’,
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, ‘A police official stated, “Although A denies intent, based on the CCTV and witness statements from the day of the crime, there is no difficulty in acknowledging the intentional child abuse,” adding, “We are continuing to investigate not only additional victims of the child but also potential additional victims among other staff members.”‘,
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