A large amount of blood in the abdomen, rupture of internal organs, multiple fractures throughout the body...
On October 13, 2020, 271 days after being adopted by her adoptive parents at 16 months of age, Jeong In-ya (정인아) died at a hospital in Seoul's Yangcheon-gu district.
Screenshot of Zheng Renya's video before his death
On January 2, 2021, South Korea's SBS TV "Want to Know the Truth" (그것이 알고 싶다) broadcast the 16-month-old Zheng Inya's abusive parents to death, triggering public outrage in South Korea.
The program released the kindergarten surveillance video of the day before Zheng Renya's death, and the footage showed that Zheng Renya could not stand, but could only sit on the ground motionless, looking lifeless.
Before and after Zheng Renya was adopted
According to the kindergarten teacher, Zheng Renya has had many bruises on her body since she was adopted. Kindergarten teachers have repeatedly called the police to inform them of the abuse.
But <b>the police responded that only a fracture or tear in some part of the body was child abuse. Based on this, the police believe that Zheng Renya's adoptive parents are not suspected of abuse. </b>
In addition, Zheng Renya's neighbor also called the police, but the police did not file an investigation.
According to the Chosun Ilbo reported on January 5, when Jung In-ya died in the hospital, <b>his whole body was bruised, his skull was broken, and he was in a state of bone thinness, the small intestine, large intestine, pancreas and other organs had been damaged, and both arms, collarbones, and legs were fractured, and the fracture time was also different. </b>
According to doctors' data, the <b>gravity of an adult jumping off the couch and stepping on it can cause the girl's pancreas to rupture. </b>
"Because the intestines are ruptured, the air inside the intestines leaks out, which brings pain to Zheng Renya that ordinary people cannot imagine." The doctor said.
The doctor believed that the damage marks exposed to Zheng Renya's body were not a simple accident, but an act of child abuse, so they immediately reported the matter to the police, and Zheng Renya's adoptive mother, who was at the scene at the time, was detained.
Zheng Renya's adoptive mother
It is reported that after adopting Jeong In-ya, Jeong In-ya's adoptive parents also participated in the documentary program "An Ordinary Family" (어느 폄 폄 평범한 가족) by EBS, a Korean education television station.
In the show, Zheng Renya's adoptive parents also said: "Adoption is not an unseemly thing, but something that should be blessed." ”
Zheng Renya's adoptive parents brought their children to participate in the program
The show aired on October 1, 2020, and 12 days later, Zheng Renya died.
Kim Sang-jung, the host of the "Want to Know the Truth" column, held up a sign of "Jeong In-ya, I'm sorry" in the program and launched a mourning campaign.
As for the fact that Zheng Renya's face was not coded in the program video, Jin Sang-jung said in an interview, "After careful consideration, we chose to disclose the child's face." Words could not describe the child's sad expression, so it was decided to go public. ”
After the program was broadcast, it quickly triggered an uproar in public opinion, the topic of "Jeong In-ya, sorry" quickly rushed to the Hot Search on South Korean social media, and angry South Koreans raised their cards to participate in the denunciation campaign, demanding that the government severely punish Jeong-in's adoptive parents.
Korean entertainers participate in the mourning movement for Jung In-ya
South Koreans mourn at Jung In-ya cemetery Photo source: Chosun Ilbo
In this incident, the inaction of the police was also fiercely condemned by the South Korean people.
On January 3, a national petition entitled "Request for the Removal of yangcheon police chief and police officer in charge of helping child abuse" was published on the homepage of South Korea's Blue House website.
The official website of the Yangchuan District Police Department gathered a large number of netizens who condemned the irresponsible behavior of the police, which paralyzed the site for a while.
<b>According to the Chosun Ilbo reported on January 5, the Southern Seoul District Prosecutor's Office detained and prosecuted Jung In-ya's adoptive mother in December on suspicion of child abuse, and prosecuted Jung In-ya's adoptive father for abandonment, laissez-faire, and other charges. </b>
Outside the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office, a wreath of mourning for Jung In-ya
On January 13, the first trial of Jeong In-ya's adoptive parents will take place at the Southern District Court in Seoul.
SBS reported that South Korean prosecutors have previously re-examined the cause of Jeong In-ya's death, and the results have not yet been released.
South Korean prosecutors said that based on the results of the re-evaluation, it will be determined whether the suspect is intentional homicide, and accordingly decide whether to replace the indictment for child abuse with intentional homicide.
According to sentencing standards under South Korean law, child abuse resulting in death is punishable by 4 to 7 years in prison and homicide by 10 to 16 years in prison.
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