The Oviedo Court of Investigation No. 1 has charged both a neighbor from Ventanielles and his 8-year-old son with alleged acts of coercion and mistreatment, aiming to force the child to ingest his own excrement. The court also issued a restraining order against the man’s current partner. The accusations were outlined by the prosecution following a recent video shown at the Palace of Justice in Llamaquique. The child’s guardians reported that the exact origin of the marks and wounds observed when the child was placed in the mother’s care by the maternal uncle remains unclear to date.
The events came to light after the mother disclosed them on September 7, one day after the child had been handed over to her by the former wife’s family at around 3 p.m. The judge temporarily suspended the father’s visitation rights while the facts are clarified and imposed a distance restriction preventing the minor from approaching within 300 meters of the accused couple.
The complaint describes bruises and scratches across various areas of the child’s body, including the neck, the right side of the face, elbows, and the nape. The accused parties denied any form of abuse and claimed they did not notice those injuries. They also suggested the possibility that the boy might have harmed himself or become involved in a fight with his sibling, though this explanation does not entirely align with the injuries described by the mother.
The man is alleged to have refused to compel the child to eat his own excrement after an accident, and both he and his partner dispute the version captured on a cellphone video. They warned that they would share the video with the child’s schoolmates if any further incidents occurred. The mother’s account includes statements from the child indicating that he had suffered abuse for a period of three days at the hands of the couple.
Following this preliminary review, the Court will proceed with the ongoing investigation. The proceedings will involve a thorough examination and questioning of the minor, along with the collection of evidence to verify the competing versions of events. The special prosecutor’s office contends that the child disclosed to classmates and teachers details of the mistreatment alleged by his father and the partner, which will be taken into consideration during the investigation.
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Local reports indicate that the suspects relocated from the Ventanielles neighborhood after the complaint became public, moving away from the area where both the defendants and complainants resided. In the wake of the case’s emergence, the prosecution requested the suspension of the father’s visitation rights, noting a prior criminal record. The request was presented before the judicial body as part of the ongoing process, with the aim of ensuring the child’s safety while the facts remain under investigation. The visitation arrangements have not been realized since the events first came to light.