▲ Gyeonggi Osan Police Station
Police are investigating a man in his 40s who has been emergency arrested on charges of murdering his 2-month-old child at home.
The Gyeonggi Osan Police Station announced on October 11 that they have apprehended and are investigating a man identified as A on murder charges.
A is suspected of causing the death of his 2-month-old daughter, B.
Initially, police responded to a 112 emergency call at 3:47 AM on this day from a home in Seodong, Osan, Gyeonggi Province, reporting that a 2-month-old child was not breathing.
B, who was found at the scene, was transported to a nearby hospital by emergency medical services, but passed away during treatment.
Upon discovering bruising and other external trauma on B's body, police suspected foul play and initiated an investigation.
During this process, police confirmed that A, who was accompanying the child at the hospital, had deleted parts of the home cam footage installed inside their home, leading to his emergency arrest for murder.
It was found that at the time, after B was pronounced dead, A used his smartphone to remotely delete home cam footage recorded earlier that morning.
Police plan to request an autopsy of the infant's body from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of death.
A police official stated, "Taking into consideration the bruises found on the baby's body at the hospital and the circumstances surrounding the deletion of the home cam footage, we emergency arrested A," adding, "We are currently investigating the exact details of the incident with the suspect couple."
(Photo provided by Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
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