A 10-year-old boy flees Madrid for Avila by train amid claims of ongoing abuse
A ten-year-old boy escaped from his home in Madrid to Avila by train after saying, along with his thirteen-year-old sister, that they were subjected to habitual mistreatment by their parents. The parents were detained by the National Police after acknowledging that physical discipline had been their chosen method of educating their children.
The parents admitted the facts after the two siblings described them to authorities. They are considered responsible for a crime of habitual abuse. The children reported ongoing slaps with a belt, a charging cable, and other household objects, detailing their experiences during their statements to the authorities. The police verified these accounts and recorded the information in an official note.
Officials from the National Police stated that the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Monday when the CIMACC, the Intelligent Coordination Center for Command and Control, requested several units to respond to Avila railway station. The intervention began after a train arriving from Madrid carried an unaccompanied ten-year-old boy who appeared disoriented, as described by the train conductor.
Multiple patrols from the Provincial Citizen Security Brigade reached the station and located the boy. He was transported to the Provincial Police Station in a vehicle without a partition to ensure his protection and care. In the police facilities, the boy described fleeing his Madrid home because his parents routinely attacked him and his thirteen-year-old sister with a belt, a charging cable, and other everyday objects.
The police conducted the necessary steps to locate the parents, who had traveled from Madrid to Avila to care for their son, accompanied by another underage daughter. This action occurred within a coordinated effort involving the Family and Women Attention Unit and the Criminal Investigation Board. The authorities confirmed that the younger sister spontaneously reaffirmed that both siblings were hit frequently when they did not behave, and that the parents acknowledged this as their method of upbringing. The sister’s statement aligned with the brothers’ account and was documented by the National Police as part of the initial investigation.
The Office of the Public Prosecutor for Minors ordered the admission of the children to a local detention center in Avila and the detention of the parents as suspects of habitual abuse. During the investigation, the National Police and judicial authorities coordinated protective measures for the young victims and ongoing oversight of the family situation to ensure the children’s safety and well-being.