One Argentine tourist was arrested in the act on the night of Monday (21)in Maceió, after assaulting his own child – a two -year -old child, in a pizzeria located in a mall. The violence happened before other families who had dinner at the scene and was interrupted by a Civil Police delegate who witnessed the scene.
Images recorded by security cameras They show the moment when the man, bothered by the boy’s agitated behavior, slaps the child’s face.
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The father was accompanied by his wife, who had gone to the bathroom at the time of aggression. Choro da Criança caught the attention, and it was at this moment that the coordinator of the specialized police stations (Deams), Ana Luzia Nogueira, got up and gave imprisonment immediatelystill inside the restaurant.
The Argentine was taken to the Flagrant Central, where he confirmed that he hit his son and said that this type of conduct would be accepted in your home country. In the testimony, also reported not knowing that the practice is considered a crime in Brazil. The mother of the child supported the justification.
The arrest occurred based on Brazilian lawwhich considers abuse and physical violence against children as a crime provided for in the Statute of the Child and Adolescent.
The child was under the mother’s responsibility, while the father awaits the result of a custody hearing.
