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, ‘The police have applied charges of child abuse causing death to the church choir director and member suspected of abusing a high school student who died while living in the church.’,
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, ‘According to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency’s Women and Youth Crime Investigation Team, they have changed the charges against the church choir director A (52, female) and member B (41, female), who were arrested on suspicion of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act, to charges of child abuse causing death under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Child Abuse Crimes, and have referred them to the prosecution today (3rd).’,
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, ‘The two are accused of abusing the high school student C (17), who lived in a church in Incheon from March to the 15th of last month, to the extent that she had bruises all over her body and eventually passed away.’,
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, ‘Previously, a church member D (55, female) was arrested and sent to the prosecution on charges of child abuse causing death as it was suspected that the abuse she inflicted on C led to her death.’,
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, ‘During the investigation into D’s actions, it was revealed that the church founder’s daughter and choir director A and member B were also involved in the abuse, and they were arrested in Seoul on the 25th of last month.’,
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, ‘The police initially considered applying charges of child abuse homicide to them, but concluded that there was no intent to murder, so they applied charges of child abuse causing death.’,
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, ‘A police official stated, “Just like D, we believe that C died as a result of the abuse by A and B,” and said, “We have judged all three as accomplices.”‘,
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, ‘On the 15th of last month around 8 p.m., D personally reported to 119, saying, “C lost consciousness while eating,” and C was transferred to the hospital but passed away four hours later.’,
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, ‘When the police arrived, C, who was lying in a room inside the church with bruises all over her body, had protective splints on both wrists and showed signs of being restrained.’,
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, ‘The suspects are denying the charges, claiming that they were trying to prevent C from self-harming.’