"Baby, Come Here" Amid Crying... The Final Moments of a Murdered Wife

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It has been revealed that a victimized woman, who was murdered by her husband while undergoing divorce proceedings, looked after her young child until her very last moment, adding to the heartbreak. As the issue of address exposure during the litigation process came under fire, the government announced it will step up to improve the system.

Reporting by Reporter An Huijae.

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It was last April when Ms. B, who was brutally murdered by her husband in his 30s,, Mr. A, while they were in the middle of a divorce lawsuit, visited a police substation.

She requested domestic violence counseling, stating that Mr. A had cursed at her during an argument and she felt distressed.

Two days later, Ms. B visited the police again. She confided that a drunk Mr. A had brandished a weapon and threatened her, saying, "Stab me, this will only end when one of us dies, whether it's you or me." She added, "Mr. A said he would not leave me alone if I reported it to the police," and "I cannot report him because I'm afraid of retaliation."

Ms. B even refused a warning measure, saying that things would blow out of proportion if Mr. A, a public official, suffered adverse personnel consequences.

She later received her third smartwatch after suspecting that her address had been exposed during the service of divorce lawsuit documents, but it failed to prevent the tragedy.

A 112 emergency call transcript secured by SBS contains the sound of a child crying for their mother, alongside a woman's voice saying, "Baby, come here."

This confirms that Ms. B, who had suffered from repeated domestic violence, looked after her young child until her final moment in front of Mr. A, who was wielding a weapon.

The police, who are investigating the motive behind the crime, stated that they will not disclose Mr. A's personal information.

"Considering the wishes of the bereaved family and out of concern for potential secondary victimization when the child grows up, we decided not to hold a personal information disclosure committee," they explained.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated that it will work to improve the system to prevent the exposure of personal information of domestic violence victims that can occur during litigation processes.

(Video Editing: Lee So-young, Design: Park Cheon-woong, Cho Su-in)
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