A daycare in Elche faced serious scrutiny after a neighbor recorded footage showing a caregiver allegedly slapping a one-and-a-half-year-old child. The facility closed its doors on Wednesday amid ongoing uncertainty about the exact circumstances. Media coverage was intense, and police issued a statement amid the resulting chaos. The person identified as possibly responsible, reported to be a 30-year-old woman in charge of the nursery, faces accusations of degrading treatment toward a minor in her care. Attempts to obtain the nursery’s official version of events from the press were unsuccessful. Parents who spoke with reporters said the caregiver denied wrongdoing and allegedly muffled the crying infant while on a veranda overlooking a road that allowed neighbor access. The moment captured appeared to show a tense scene prompting immediate public concern.
