Woman who contributed to the death of a stepson who was convicted of illegal adoption of the baby

A woman in the thirties, who has already served time for the contribution to the death of her disabled step -son by limiting him in a bathtub filled with cold water, was found to be guilty of illegal adoption.
The district court in Cheongju sentenced the woman to eight months in prison for violations of the well -being of children, in particular for the task and neglect, as the legal sources on Sunday testify.
The woman was persecuted under criminal law
The woman had previously been sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2020
She had misused her stepson in a variety of ways, including the compulsion to stay in a bathtub with cold water, allegedly for about two hours on a freezing day with open windows because he did not obey her. The abuse led to his death through hypothermia.
While the woman served her punishment, the illegal adoption during a state investigation of non -registered births was illustrated. Although there was a hospital birthday, her biological child had never been officially registered.
According to reports, the woman stated that she used up the child for illegal adoption because the baby was born with syphilis and she was in financial burden.

The district court of Cheongju [YONHAP]

In court, the woman's legal team argued that the case should be rejected because the limitation period – seven years – had accommodated before indictment was submitted last year.
However, the court rejected the argument and explained that the current law, which came into force in 2014 to prevent child abuse, enables retrospective application. Article 34 of the law on child abuse punishment stipulates that the limitation period for crimes of child abuse is exposed to until the victim becomes growing up.
“The current whereabouts and the well -being of the victim is completely unknown due to this crime,” said the court. “But we took into account the fact that the accused was in poor health at the time of crime.”

Translated from the Joongang Ilbo with generative AI and edited by Korea Joongang Daily Staff.
By Kim Eun-Bin [[email protected]]