A woman in her 20s has been arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of a newborn in a flower bed at an apartment complex in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province.
On September 30, the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency announced that they had urgently apprehended the woman, identified as A, on charges of child abuse resulting in death.
Police received a report at around 9:28 a.m. that a bag containing a newborn had been discovered in the flower bed of an apartment in Ansan-dong, Yeosu.
At the time of discovery, the body had not been cleaned of the umbilical cord and was reportedly in a state of decomposition.
Using CCTV footage, police tracked down A and arrested her in downtown Yeosu.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the birth, the newborn's death, and the abandonment process. If intent is confirmed, they are considering applying charges of child abuse resulting in murder.
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