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The adoptive parents passed the adoption screening process including the psychological test and qualified for adoption. Jang and Ahn have a 4-year-old biological daughter and said that they wanted a baby sister for their biological daughter. In August 2019, Jeong-In was matched with Jang and Ahn after they applied to adopt a baby girl. His father Ahn Hee-Gil is also a pastor in Andong Baptist Church, Gyeonbuk. Adoptive Father - Ahn Sungeun (born June 18, 1984) attended Handong Global University and worked at CBS.Her father Jang Young-Gil is a pastor in Yangdeok Pohang Disciples Church, while her mother Jang Eunhee owns the Big Circle Daycare Center, which belongs to Pu Gang Disciples Church. Adoptive Mother - Jang Hayeong (born November 4, 1986) attended Handong Global University.According to her foster mom, Jeong-In was a very happy and cheerful baby, who loved music and always smiled. Jeong-In then spent 8 months in a foster home until she was adopted. Her birth mother was incapable of taking care of her and therefore gave her up to a church when Jeong-In was just 8 days old. Jeong-In was born on June 10, 2019, at full-term and as a healthy baby weighed 3.43 kg (7 lb 9 oz).

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Both the adoptive parents and the prosecution appealed, and on April 28, 2022, an appeal trial was held, and the Supreme Court upheld both the lower courts for the adoptive mother (35 years in prison) and the adoptive father (5 years in prison). On November 26, Jang's sentence was commuted to 35 years in prison. The #SorryJeongIn online campaign was also created to raise awareness of child abuse, especially that of Jeong-In's case. Thousands of protesters and children's rights activists demanded the government reform laws to better protect children from abuse and implement the maximum penalty for the adoptive parents Jang and Ahn. On January 2, 2021, an episode of the investigative show Unanswered Questions ( Korean: 그것이 알고 싶다) analyzed what may have happened to Jeong-In, and was aired by the South Korean broadcaster SBS the show went viral and sparked national outrage in South Korea. The forensic doctor testified in the 4th trial that he suspected that there was at least another fatal beating around three to five days before Jeong-In died, which fell on a public holiday in South Korea, indicating that both adoptive parents were at home. The cause of death was ruled as amputation of her pancreas and traumatic damage to her internal organs, including severe intestinal rupture caused by heavy external forces.

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The CT scan and autopsy revealed that her abdomen was full of blood (80% of her blood), that she had multiple bone fractures in her collarbone, ribs, and arms, with some of the bones having been broken again after self-healing 2–4 months prior, and that she had suffered countless bruises on her face, neck, ears, and legs.

On October 13, 2020, Jeong-In was brought to the hospital by her adoptive mother by taxi and died a few hours after due to cardiac arrest. Workers from Holt International Children's Services also failed in follow-ups after the abuse was reported to them. The pediatrician had examined Jeong-In and found multiple bruises on her body, and such a significant weight loss that it was perceived as evidence of abuse and malnutrition. Much of the outrage was also focused on the perceived failure of the police to press charges against her adoptive parents, even though three suspicious child abuse reports were filed by Jeong-In's day-care teachers, a family friend, and a pediatrician. The death of Jeong-In sparked national outrage and international awareness. On May 14, 2021, Jang was sentenced to life imprisonment while Ahn was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment.

Her adoptive father, Ahn Sungeun, was only charged with child abuse and neglect as he claimed he was unaware of the abusive acts of his wife. Her adoptive mother, Jang Hayeong, was charged with murder and child abuse. Her adoptive full name was Ahn Yul-Ha ( Korean: 안율하). Jeong-In ( Korean: 정인 JOctober 13, 2020) was a 16-month-old baby girl from Seoul, South Korea, who was abused and tortured by her adoptive parents for 271 days (8 months), and ultimately died on October 13, 2020, due to severe abdominal injuries.

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