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'Pain Relief Ointment in Eyes, Restraints': 3 Additional Church Members Referred to Prosecution for Cheonan Church Child Death

(Cheonan=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ju-hyeong = A church pastor (60s) and the child's maternal grandmother (...) who tied up a mentally disabled child (11) with chains and caused his death at a church in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province

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While the pastor and grandmother who caused the death of a child with an intellectual disability are being charged with child abuse and are being tried, the police have sent 3 additional church officials who abused the affected child to the prosecutor's office. The Chungnam Police Department announced on the 23rd that Mr. A (in his 30s), the foster son of Kwak Eumgae, the pastor of a church in Cheonan, and 2 members of this church

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In connection with the death of an 11-year-old child at a church in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, three additional individuals involved in the abuse have been referred to the prosecution. Additionally, a pastor has been charged with fraudulently receiving disability support benefits even while the child was bound.

(Cheonan=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ju-hyeong = A church pastor (60s) and the child's maternal grandmother (...) who tied up a mentally disabled child (11) with chains and caused his death at a church in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province

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A pastor in his 60s and the child's maternal grandmother (in her 50s), who caused the death of an intellectually disabled child at a church in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, have been arrested and indicted on charges of child abuse resulting in death. Meanwhile, three additional church officials involved in the abuse of the victim have been referred to the prosecution. The South Chungcheong Provincial Police Agency announced on the 23rd th…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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