YouTuber acquitted of murder over death of baby delivered at 36 weeks

The Korea HeraldIndependentCenter16 hr. ago

A South Korean appeals court acquitted a woman of murder charges related to a late-term abortion in 2024, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove she knew the baby would be born alive and then killed by medical staff. The court overturned a previous conviction that sentenced her to three years in prison, suspended for five years. While the hospital director and surgeon involved were convicted of murder, their sentences were reduced. Prosecutors claimed the baby was placed in a freezer after birth, leading the lower court to classify the child as a legal person. The appeals court argued there was insufficient evidence the woman shared the doctors' intent to kill. The court also dismissed the claim that her signature on a disposal form indicated consent to killing a live baby. The hospital staff were found to have falsified records and concealed the crime, while the two brokers who arranged the procedure faced separate charges. The case gained national attention due to the woman's YouTube video detailing the procedure and its costs.

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