SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a report compiled by researcher Hong Yeong Ho at the Korea Institute of Criminology, 1,593 men out of 2,000 who were surveyed responded that they had committed “acts of violence” towards their significant other. Hong’s paper takes an expansive view of “acts of violence” by including actions [...]
BUSAN, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A woman confessed to having let her newborn babies die and then storing the bodies in her home refrigerator for fear that her live-in lover would leave if he found out about the births, police said Tuesday. Police apprehended the 33-year-old woman, only identified by her family name Kim, [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Individuals who have suffered from child abuse are more likely to experience cerebral shrinkage, according to a recent study. A South Korean research team led by professors of neuropsychiatry and radiology Seok Jung-ho and Ahn Sung-jun at Gangnam Severance Hospital conducted a research experiment with a sample of 23 patients [...]
SUWON, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A man from Suwon who stands accused of child abuse that led to the death of his son is pleading innocent in the wake of medical evidence that suggests his child might have succumbed to shaken baby syndrome, a term used by physicians to refer to a form of [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Police in Seoul said Saturday that they will double the number of officers in charge of handling domestic violence cases and implement stronger measures to protect victims. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) announced the measures, noting that the number of family violence cases reported in the capital city [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Officers from the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (GMPA) dressed up as Avengers characters Thursday as part of a street campaign to raise awareness of child abuse. Also present were mannequins representing child abuse victims, and participants put on a performance in which the superheroes defeated the villains who were [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – After a neighbor reported the “smell of a decomposing corpse”, Jeonju Police visited a trash-filled apartment for the first time on Monday, with the inhabitants initially suspected of child abuse. The apartment was occupied by a 32-year-old man and his 32-year-old wife, along with their four children aged 12, [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of elementary and high school students have experienced psychological or physical abuse at home, and over 10 percent of them had sustained bodily injuries, a report said Friday. The findings are from research by Kim Seung-gyeom at the National Youth Policy Institute, based on a 2013 [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A 39-year old French man was arrested on June 20 for abandoning his two-year old son, who he fathered with a Korean woman, at a park, according to an officer at Incheon’s Seobu Police Station. He is being charged with child abandonment for leaving his two-year old son at a [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is taking measures to create a system that can spot children in danger before they suffer any harm. The current system is reactive instead of proactive, as authorities take action only after child abuse is reported. According to new measures decided on by the government, a [...]