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Three Reports of Child Abuse Couldn’t Save Jung In

K-POP stars, including BTS Jimin, took a stand for the 16-month-old baby to ensure this never happened again— #SorryJungIn

Emmalina Alessandrya
6 min readFeb 9, 2021
Picture of baby Jung In smiling
A still of Baby Jung In from ‘Unanswered Question’ Photo Source

Jung In was born on June 10th, 2019, with adorable flushed cheeks, melting heart of everyone she met. She was healthy and all smiles. Though, 8 days later, she had to be moved into a foster home as her biological mother could not raise her. But, in just 2 months, it seemed like the perfect family wanted to adopt Jung In.

The foster mother had a good impression of the couple and mentioned that the adoptive mother surnamed Jang, was an interpreter with a bright personality. Jang showed that she cared and was serious about the adoption as she visited Jung In every month in the foster home. The couple were also experienced parents as they already have a 4-year-old daughter.

A loving family with an established career.

It really seemed that Jung In would have a beautiful future ahead of her.

The Tragedy

Less than a year, 271 days after officially being adopted, Jung In passed away.

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Emmalina Alessandrya
Emmalina Alessandrya

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