A woman in her 30s, the child's biological mother, was booked by police after posting a photo of her baby showing suspected signs of abuse on social media (SNS).
On the 26th, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency's Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Unit said it plans to book and question a woman in her 30s, identified as A, on suspicion of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act.
Police said they recently visited A's home after receiving a suspected abuse report from an internet user and determined that an investigation into whether abuse occurred was necessary after booking her.
A is suspected of abusing or neglecting her son, B, who is less than 3 months old.
A recently posted on SNS a photo of B with facial injuries and wrote, "XXXX (a famous singer's name) why are you scratching my precious child's face, seriously XXXX (vulgarity)."
She also posted a photo presumed to show B being fed tteokguk.
In response, internet users left a stream of concerned comments such as, "You shouldn't even give broth to a baby. Only formula should be given."
The Incheon Family Court, acting on a police request, issued a temporary measure ordering A to stay at least 100 meters away from B until Apr. 20.
However, A reposted the full text of the temporary measure decision on SNS, saying, "Is this legal document real? Why does the handwriting look so weak," and argued, "Why does this make me feel such antipathy toward any exercise of public authority."
Police said, "We first separated A and the child and plan to proceed with an investigation after booking," adding, "We plan to conduct a comprehensive investigation into whether there was physical abuse or neglect."