Exclusive: 3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Slammed onto Stone Bed for 'Wetting Himself'… Grandparents Also Involved in Abuse

Regarding the case of a 3-year-old boy, identified as A, who died due to abuse by his biological father in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, police confirmed additional circumstances of abuse by the boy's biological mother and grandparents on May 29, and have referred four individuals, including the father, to the prosecution.

According to SBS reporting, it was confirmed that the maternal grandmother, identified as B, and the maternal grandfather, identified as C, subjected the child to physical and emotional abuse inside a moving vehicle.

Police investigations revealed that on December 14, 2025, the maternal grandmother, B, struck the back of A's head when the 3-year-old attempted to climb into the front seat of the car.

The police also determined that the maternal grandfather, C, committed acts of emotional abuse by directing severe verbal insults at A.

The police have charged them with child abuse under the Child Welfare Act.

The deceased child's biological father and mother are accused of physically and emotionally abusing, as well as neglecting and abandoning, their three sons—aged 6, 5, and the deceased 3-year-old—on 12 separate occasions between January of last year and March of this year, including hitting them with a back scratcher and forcing them to fight each other.

The biological father is accused of causing the death of his 3-year-old son at their home in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province, on April 9, by slamming him onto a stone bed because the child had urinated in his diaper.

The child, who was rushed to the hospital with severe head injuries, underwent brain surgery but never regained consciousness and passed away five days later.

The victim's biological father has been indicted under detention on charges of child abuse resulting in death and is currently standing trial.

Reported by Lee Se-hyeon | Video by Choi Hye-young | Produced by SBS Digital News
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