A little girl’s life is lost as Korea fails to return the children even after Hague return orders
https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10902337
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A little girl’s life is lost as Korea fails to return the children even after Hague return orders
https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10902337
Posted by Lunkerintraining
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>The father, in his 40s, is believed to have died by suicide after burning charcoal briquettes inside a parked car with his daughter in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo. Their bodies were discovered at around 6:08 p.m. Monday, according to the Jeju Fire and Safety Headquarters.
So he killed his daughter.
>”The mother won the case, but by the time she arrived in Seoul, the father had already taken their daughter to Jeju Island.
>She then sought assistance from Seogwipo police in April to enforce the court order for her daughter’s return, citing concerns about the father’s mental health. He was said to have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following an accident and had been prescribed several medications for depression.
>The mother alleges that police failed to adequately respond to her request, neither establishing the father’s whereabouts nor taking further steps beyond a video call to check on her daughter’s safety.
>**She also claimed that police received a report from a local resident who suspected the father of child abuse. Police conducted two on-site investigations, but did not inform her until much later.**
>Her desperate appeals for help continued in the days leading up to the tragedy.
>**On Oct. 2, the father contacted the daughter’s daycare center in Seogwipo, saying the girl would no longer attend because they were moving to the US.** The mother, who was in Australia at the time, immediately sought emergency assistance through the South Korean Embassy. **The following day, an Australian court ordered the cancellation of the daughter’s passport, preventing the child from leaving South Korea.** *[Was the passport actually cancelled? So that’s why he killed the child? Cause he wanted to continue to the US, but her passport was cancelled? Or was the “we’re moving to the US” just a pretext and he was planning to kill her and himself already?]* She also asked the Jeju Provincial Police Agency to locate her daughter and ensure her safety, but said police failed to respond.
>**”What more could I have done? I contacted the relevant authorities every day from another country and pleaded with the police for help, but this still happened,”** the mother told a local news outlet.”
How many more times do we need to read about the police not “taking complaints” seriously?
It is infuriating.
why was the child allowed to leave australia during a custody battle?
That poor mother. She did EVERYTHING she could and was failed.
The Korean police just dont do anything that requires more than being a glorified tour guide. I’ve said this time and time again. even from personal experience. Just laziness all around.
I am so angry and upset about this and it’s probably best I don’t say anymore of what I’m feeling right now.