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Jeong-In

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2020 Jun 10
Adoption

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Holt Korea - Holt Children's Services Inc

16-month-old girl from Seoul, South Korea, adopted by Ahn Sungeun and Jang Hayeong, was abused and tortured by her adoptive parents for and ultimately died due to abdominal injuries. Jang was sentenced to life imprisonment while Ahn was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Jang's sentence was on appeal reduced to 35 years.

Documents

Title Publication date
Supreme Court confirms 35-yr prison term for adoptive mother in high-profile child murder case 2022 Apr 28
Supreme Court confirms jail terms for adoptive parents in death of 16-month-old 2022 Apr 28
Life sentence commuted to 35 years for adoptive mother in toddler murder case 2021 Nov 26
Adoptive mother sentenced to life for killing toddler 2021 May 14
Text Messages Released By Prosecution Proves That Jung In’s Parents Purposely Starved The 16-Month-Old 2021 Apr 15
Prosecutors demand death penalty for adoptive mother in death of toddler 2021 Apr 14
‘Sorry Jeong-in’: how K-pop stars and a Twitter campaign are forcing a rethink of South Korea’s ‘profit-driven’ adoption services 2021 Feb 13
South Korea gripped by trial of 16-month-old Jeong-in's alleged killer 2021 Jan 21
A baby's death casts shadow on South Korea's adoption industry 2021 Jan 17
Jeong-in's mom goes to court, crowd is waiting for her 2021 Jan 13
Adoptive mother charged with toddler’s murder 2021 Jan 13
South Korea Outraged Over the Death of 16-Month-Old Girl by Allegedly Abusive Adoptive Parents 2021 Jan 7
After toddler's brutal death, now come the apologies 2021 Jan 6
Death of abused toddler shocks Korea 2021 Jan 4
Korean celebrities raise awareness of fatal child abuse case featured on investigative TV show 2021 Jan 4
lethal physical abuse

Location

Seoul