Stepmother, father indicted over fatal abuse of son

• Published date: 07 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

A stepmother and a father were indicted Tuesday on charges of child abuse homicide and habitual child abuse, respectively, in connection with the recent death of their 12-year-old son, prosecutors said.

The child, a fifth grader, died at a hospital about a month ago after being found unconscious with what appeared to be bruises all over his body at their home in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul.

The Incheon District Prosecutors Office said the 43-year-old stepmother and her 40-year-old husband, the biological father of the victim child, were referred to trial after being put under pretrial detention...