The National Police have arrested an 18-year-old girl and her 22-year-old boyfriend in Valencia

for keeping her 72-year-old grandmother locked in her room for long periods of time, slapping her and constantly harassing her

.

As reported by the Valencian Community Superior Police Headquarters in a statement, the victim

was most of the day in a room closed with a padlock and with the window propped up

to prevent him from leaving.

The events would have occurred since 2018 at the home owned by the septuagenarian, where the three resided.

The woman

escaped from the house due to an oversight by her granddaughter

and alerted the employee of a nearby pharmacy to the situation, who notified the National Police.

The woman was not even allowed to go to the bathroom, so she had to wear a diaper to relieve herself.

On some occasions, it appears that the granddaughter and her partner also constantly slapped and harassed him, the same sources have reported.

In addition, the young people have been absent on several occasions all weekend, leaving the victim locked in the house, unable to leave and, although with enough food,

without a telephone with which to give notice if needed. help

.

The police continue the investigation in case the elderly woman had been forced to commit theft in commercial establishments, when she was accompanied by those now detained.

In the same way, it

is being investigated whether the young people could have also

withdrawn

money from the victim's account

, since he receives a pension and they would have stolen his bank account.

After conducting the appropriate investigations, the granddaughter and her boyfriend,

both with police records

, have been arrested

as alleged perpetrators of a crime of mistreatment in the family.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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