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By Lee Hyo-jin
A Vietnamese woman in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, was taken into custody for allegedly abusing her three-year-old son, according to police, Friday.
Officers apprehended her based on a report filed by medical staff at a general hospital located in Gangdong District, Seoul, where the woman had taken her son Wednesday.
The medical staff alerted the authorities to the alleged child abuse after spotting bruises and wounds on his body. He is currently receiving medical treatment at a local hospital in Gyeonggi Province.
The police plan to ask the prosecution to request an arrest warrant for the suspect later in the day after completing their investigation, on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act.
The woman, found to be an illegal immigrant during questioning, partially admitted to the offense, reportedly saying, "I didn't expect him to get hurt because I didn't hit him hard."
She also gave testimony that a man living with her, a foreign national, also hit the child. Police are currently searching for him.
The child's birth father, a Vietnamese national, was reportedly deported back to his home country in September after it was discovered he had overstayed his visa.
