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South Korean pediatrician whose life was cut short after being subjected to pain that would make an adult pass out is abused to death

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 The incident involves the case of a child abuse resulting in the death of a 16-month-old girl who was adopted by a couple named Jang Ha-young and An Seong-eun from the adoption agency 'Holt Children's Welfare Society' in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea. There were three instances of suspected child abuse reported on May 25, 2020, June 29, 2020, and September 23, 2020. However, the police did not thoroughly investigate the reports. In the second report, the couple made absurd excuses, such as leaving the child unattended in the car and claiming it was "American-style sleep training." They also tried to justify the child's injuries by attributing them to Mongolian spots or atopic dermatitis. On September 23, which turned out to be the final and critical moment, the child, Jeong-in, returned to daycare after a two-month absence, showing a weight loss of 1kg and clear signs of abuse. The daycare teacher, recognizing the signs, took the child to a nearby pediatri