Mothers arrested for suspected abuse Nursery school leaves bruise in photograph but fails to take advantage of it August 15 6:26
In a case where a mother and a former partner were arrested in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, when a 3-year-old boy was hit and injured at that time, it was revealed that the nursery school left a bruise on the boy's body in the photograph.
On the other hand, the ward that received the contact did not judge it as abuse, and the information was not fully utilized.
Yuki Okima (26) in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo and Junki Mukaiyama (26) in Izumi-ku, Yokohama, who was a former relationship partner, were said to have hit the face of their eldest son, who was 3 years old at the time. I was arrested on suspicion of injury.
According to the investigations so far, it is known that the eldest son was injured before, but the nursery school I was attending checked several times with bruise on the body and left it in the photograph each time I found out anew from the interview.
There is a suspicion that the eldest son was repeatedly injured, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating his living conditions.
Katsushika Ward "I'm not sure it's abuse"
On the other hand, Katsushika Ward knew the bruise from the contact from the nursery school, but said that "I could not judge it as abuse", and the child guidance center in Tokyo did not recognize that it was a serious case at that time. about it.
Yoshiyuki Kawakami, director of the Katsushika City Child and Family Support Division, said, “The ward is proceeding with checking the facts while visiting the family, and I think that the response at that time was appropriate. The mother talked without refusing the interview. I took it as an open mind."
On the other hand, when I was contacted by the nursery school and did not judge that he was being abused while grasping the bruise of the boy, he said, "I was not convinced that it was abused. We would like to verify and improve where we should improve."
Expert "Responsibility lies in decentralization Strengthening cooperation"
Takashi Sugiyama, director of the Kanagawa University Psychological Counseling Center, who is familiar with the problem of abuse, said, "In this case, there was evidence such as a bruise that the nursery school noticed. If we prioritize the signs of abuse without making a decision, I think we could have taken measures such as protecting it earlier."
After that, the responsibilities of "Who protects the lives of children" were dispersed between the ward and the child guidance center. A mechanism was created to enable more collaborative information sharing while fulfilling their respective roles. Is important."