Korean Woman In Her 30s Arrested After Her Newborn Babies Are Found Dead In Refrigerator

A Korean woman in her 30s has been arrested for allegedly killing two of her children.

South Gyeonggi-do police station | MBN

According to reports, on June 21, two newborn babies were found in the refrigerator of a woman living in Suwon, a city just south of Seoul, in the Gyeonggi-do province.

Reports state the woman gave birth to the children in November 2018 and 2019. The woman is suspected of killing the children not long after giving birth to them.

Unrelated hospital room for illustration | Vaidam Health

It’s suspected that the woman, who is currently raising three children with her husband, committed the crime due to financial hardship. During investigations, the woman stated she had told her husband that she had an abortion.

I lied to my husband and told him I had an abortion.

— Woman

The woman’s husband, through his lawyer, claimed that he wasn’t aware of the crime and apologized for his negligence.

I knew my wife was pregnant, but I didn’t know she had killed the babies. I trusted her when she told me she had an abortion.

I am sorry for not protecting the babies. I suspected something was wrong when the police recently investigated my wife, but I didn’t think she had done something like this. I couldn’t protect the babies, and I think it is a crime that I didn’t know something like this happened. I am so sorry to the babies.

— Woman’s husband

Meanwhile, employees at the Ministry of Health And Welfare became concerned after finding records of the children being born but had not found a registered birth certificate. Suwon officials then visited the woman’s home but called the police after the woman refused to speak with officials called the police. The police then searched the woman’s home and found the babies in the refrigerator.

Unrelated South Korean police for illustration purposes | AP

Police are currently detaining the woman as an emergency arrest. Prosecutors plan on filing for an arrest warrant after completing an investigation.