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In Daegu, a 30-year-old mother took her own life after killing her 35-month-old son.
It was confirmed that just hours before the incident, the child had been diagnosed with autism.
Reporter Yang Gwan-hee will tell you.
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A police control line hangs at the front door of an apartment in Dalseo-gu, Daegu.
Last night around 9:45 a.m., a 32-year-old woman who lived here made an extreme choice.
Prior to this, the woman called her husband who was outside and said that “the child was very injured.”
Firefighters responded to the report and found a 35-month-old son lying in the house with a woman seriously injured.
The two were taken to hospital, but both died.
Police believe the woman killed her son.
It is known that a suicide note found at the house contained a message of condolences to the family.
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“There is no such thing as life. There is no family quarrel or anything like that.”
A few hours before this tragedy, it was confirmed that the child had been diagnosed with autism at a university hospital in Seoul.
The parents thought the child’s speech was slow, so they were treated at the Speech Psychological Development Center, and they went to a university hospital to receive an accurate medical diagnosis.
If you are diagnosed with autism, you can register for the disabled and receive services such as language development support and activity support.
However, it was found that the parents did not receive counseling or support related to the registration of the disabled.
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“There are things like counseling or application, but I don’t think I did anything like that.”
Police said they are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident against the bereaved family.
This is Kwanhee Yang from MBC News.
Video coverage Han Bo-wook / Daegu
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