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Woman gets suspended jail term for letting baby die at squat toilet
By Ock Hyun-juPublished : Feb. 23, 2016 - 16:00
A local court on Tuesday handed out a two-year jail term, suspended for three years, to a woman who had allegedly given birth in a squat toilet and consequently killed the baby.
The 27-year-old gave birth to the baby on her own at the traditional toilet in her residence in Jeonju in March last year. The baby fell inside the toilet and died as his airway was clogged with alien substance. She allegedly knew that childbirth in the toilet might kill the baby.
The 27-year-old gave birth to the baby on her own at the traditional toilet in her residence in Jeonju in March last year. The baby fell inside the toilet and died as his airway was clogged with alien substance. She allegedly knew that childbirth in the toilet might kill the baby.
“Her crime is heavy as the defendant left the baby to die in the toilet after the childbirth,” the judge said in the verdict. “But we took into account the fact that she had an unwanted pregnancy and was anxious about the sudden childbirth.”
The court saw the crime as accidental as she turned herself in to the police.
(khnews@heraldcorp.com)
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Articles by Ock Hyun-ju
