Yang Jae-woong Hospital Death: Family Outraged, Claiming "CCTV Footage Vanished for 21 Minutes" [Star Issue]

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The family of a woman in her 30s who died at a hospital operated by Yang Jae-woong, a psychiatrist and broadcaster, voiced criticism of the police's initial investigation, claiming that CCTV footage had been erased.

According to MoneyToday on the 14th, A, the deceased's mother, who appeared as a witness at the National Assembly's Committee for Administration and Security national audit of the Gyeonggi South and North National Police Agency on the 13th, stated, "My daughter was hospitalized for treatment of diet pill dependency, but she died in an isolation room just 17 days later." She added, "For several days, my daughter pleaded that her stomach hurt and asked to be sent to the emergency room, but she did not receive proper treatment or emergency care. To uncover the truth behind my daughter's death, I had to search for evidence myself and even conduct a one-person protest."

A specifically criticized the police's delayed investigation and failure to secure evidence, stating, "Immediately after my daughter's death, I requested CCTV (closed-circuit television) footage from the hospital. It took 12 hours to receive it, but the 21st-minute video segment covering the early morning hours when my daughter was dying was missing." She claimed, "The police only raided the hospital six months after my daughter's death. Even then, they halted the investigation within about a month, citing delays in the Medical Association's forensic examination."

A also pointed out that during the suspension of the police investigation, the National Human Rights Commission revealed circumstances indicating that nursing records had been written differently from the actual situation, and that her daughter had been isolated and restrained without a doctor's orders.

Kim Hong-geun, acting head (Gyeong Mu (Director)), partially acknowledged shortcomings in the initial investigation, stating, "We will identify clearly erroneous aspects and then finalize our position."

Previously, in May 2024, A, a woman in her 30s who had been hospitalized at a hospital operated by Yang Jae-woong for diet pill addiction treatment, died of intestinal obstruction 17 days after admission. The family filed a complaint against Yang Jae-woong and others, alleging that A was subjected to unfair isolation and restraint during her stay and died due to a lack of appropriate medical care. The hospital closed its doors after a three-month business suspension.

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