With broken bones and blisters, S. Korean girl, 9, jumps to neighbour's balcony to escape abusive parents


Picture for illustration only. - The Star/ANN

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): A nine-year-old girl in South Korea who escaped from her abusive parents last month was found to have fled home barefoot via a fourth-floor balcony.

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency said on Thursday (June 11) that the girl escaped on May 29 by jumping to the balcony of the apartment next door. The neighbour's apartment was empty, and she fled the building in search of help, police said.

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