The prosecutor's office is investigating the abuse of two children. Their mother has been charged in the case. Their father is also not allowed to approach the six-year-old boy and three-year-old girl.
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The District Prosecutor's Office in Pruszków initiated an investigation into the case on July 31 of this year. It concerns the physical and psychological abuse of two children (aged six and three) by their mother. The incident occurred in one of the nearby towns (we will not disclose its name for the sake of the children).
The frightened children ran to their neighbor
The police were notified by neighbors who came running to them in fear. A three-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy allegedly told them that they were “scared of their mother,” that “their mother was constantly shouting at them,” and “beating them.” The boy had a mark on his face and said, “their mother hit me hard in the face with a belt and left.”
– According to the reporting party, there was a fight going on at the neighbors'. Probably between a married couple. The woman was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, she was allegedly the one who beat the children. The children's father was also there – informs us Piotr Skiba, spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw.
The police checked whether the parents were sober. – The father's breathalyzer showed trace amounts of alcohol. The mother was also questioned, and it was determined that she was under the influence of alcohol (1.6 per mille), the prosecutor said.
The boy was taken to hospital, and then his grandmother took care of him and his sister.
Blue card, charges
The family was issued a blue card.
– The children's mother was detained. She was charged with physically and mentally abusing the minor children, in such a way that she beat the children under the influence of alcohol, calling them names – informed prosecutor Piotr Skiba. He added that she was placed under police supervision. She is also not allowed to approach the children within 50 meters.
The father is also not allowed to have contact with the children. He is not allowed to enter the kindergarten. Witnesses, neighbors, and the grandmother have already been questioned in the case.
An application for the application of foster care for minors was filed with the District Court in Pruszków.
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