“The teacher called me disgusting and attacked me, so I slapped him. We hit each other there, but it startedA Palma resident, who had reported abuse to her six-year-old son’s teacher a week ago, was arrested last Friday for assaulting the teacher. However, the mother denies starting the argument and says it was the teacher who attacked her for condemning her.
As your mother explained, A week ago, she filed a complaint at the Palma school her six-year-old son attends. The little boy had complained to his teacher”He hit his hands hard and injured him”. The mother explains that the child repeated the same version to her grandmother and speech therapist: “Who says she doesn’t think she’s lying to us.”
The boy’s family filed a criminal complaint with the school administration. then, they said, the other boys confirmed their son’s version. “They were very nice to us at school, they were very worried and called us to a future meeting to clarify what was going on and find a solution.” Moreover reported the alleged ill-treatment to the police.
According to his relatives, the boy did not go to school during the last week on the advice of the central administration. And last Friday, there was an incident between mother and teacher, where the versions differ.
According to the police, mom saw teacher leaving school and followed it up to a point grabbed her by the hair, threw her to the ground and beat her. While the teacher was taking shelter in a nearby hairdresser with a classmate from school, she may have been seen by a witness who managed to separate the alleged attacker at the scene.
The mother’s version is different. “I was going to the pharmacy when I ran into the teacher on the street. He looked me up and down and called me disgusting. I told him that if it wasn’t enough to mistreat the child, he should insult me as well. He jumped on me, grabbed my arm and hit me, so I slapped him. But there were no witnesses in the incident. We bumped into each other and then each went their own way.”
Immediately after a patrol National Police He detained his mother at home. a offense of assault against law enforcementA reform of the Penal Code expanded this crime to include attacks on teachers in the performance of their duties. Police escorted the woman to a medical center where she prepared a medical report for scratches and bruises on her face and arm. After spending a few hours at the Police Station, they released him.
“I always good relations with my son’s teachers and other parents. Also, if she wanted to hit the teacher, she would have done it on the first day, not after she reported it to the school and the police,” she says.
Police sources add: investigation is still open to clarify the complaint filed last week against the teacher for allegedly assaulting her son, by the woman in custody.