A father who fractured his 57-day-old son's head and killed him... ”I was just holding him and shaking him” - South Korea

Prosecutors have demanded a 15-year prison sentence for a father accused of abusing his 57-day-old son, including hitting him on the head, resulting in his death.
According to the Korean legal community on the 20th, the prosecution opened a hearing at the Incheon District Court on the 19th.
At the closing hearing, the prosecution demanded a 15-year prison sentence for defendant A (30, male), who was found indicted without detention on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death under the Special Act on Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes.
The prosecution also sought a five-year prison sentence for the mother, Defendant B (32), who was also indicted on charges of child abandonment and neglect under the Child Welfare Act.
The specific reason for the criminal prosecution was not disclosed. Defendant A was indicted on charges of abusing his two-month-old son C to death at his home in Namdong-gu, Incheon in July 2023.
The defendant was indicted on suspicion of neglecting the abused child, C, during the same period without taking measures such as separating him from Defendant A and providing him with treatment.
At around 6:16 a.m. on the 24th, Defendant A reported that his son was not breathing, and the firefighters who were dispatched to the scene reported the incident.
The station transported Mr. C to the hospital. He suffered skull and left thigh fractures and cerebral hemorrhage, and died the following day while receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.
Defendant A did not have a specific occupation and was raising the deceased C and his brother. His wife, Defendant B, was the one who lived.
It was understood that the person in charge of the plan was stressed by C's crying and whining, and slapped him in the face several times, crushed his left thigh with his weight, and grabbed and twisted him, causing a skull fracture.
Defendant A completely denied the charges from the beginning of the investigation. During the police investigation, Defendant A said, "I was just holding my son and rocking him, so I don't know why he died."
She also claimed, "My son vomited milk several times, so I called an ambulance." Defendant B also stated, "I never saw my husband abusing him," and "I don't know why my son was injured."
However, messages exchanged between Defendant A and Defendant B on Defendant A's cell phone were found to indicate that he had abused Mr. C on several occasions.
Initially, the police made an emergency arrest of Defendant A on suspicion of violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse), but when C-kun died, Defendant A
The charge was changed to child abuse resulting in death. Defendant A's arrest warrant was dismissed on July 26, 2023, and an arrest warrant was issued on September 19, two months after the incident, but the suitability of the arrest was not confirmed.
He was released after the hearing and was indicted at home. The lawyers for defendants A and B said in a previous trial, "I was angry and hit the victim in the face several times or crushed his face with my weight.
On the other hand, in July 2022, the family's one-month-old son also died of acute pneumonia, but at the time, there was no evidence of child abuse.
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