‘교회 사망 11살’ 계기로…충남교육청 학교 밖 아동·청소년 전수조사

An 11-year-old child from a church in Chungnam's Chungju city had been homeschooled and was found dead at his home just three hours after being admitted to a nearby university hospital on June 5th. Police have arrested a 60-year-old church pastor and the boy's grandmother, a 50-year-old woman, on suspicion of child murder, along with another adult who was also present at the church.

The Chungnam Education Office has issued a public notice to all schools, requesting more rigorous management of students who are not enrolled in school. This comes after the recent death of a homeschooled 11-year-old child in Chungju. The Education Office emphasized the importance of checking the living conditions and safety of students, and encouraged schools to report any concerns to the relevant authorities.

The child's body was discovered with marks around his wrists and ankles, suggesting he had been bound. Police have also taken into account the boy's history of being placed under close monitoring in previous years, including suspected child abuse in 2021 and 2024.