DANIEL J. OLLERO Madrid

Madrid

Updated Wednesday, April 3, 2024-10:00

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Agents of the Ávila National Police arrested a Madrid couple for an alleged crime of continued mistreatment of their two minor children. The incident came to light when one of the minors, aged 10,

undertook a solo train trip from Madrid to Ávila, seeking to escape from his oppressive family environment

.

According to official sources, the minor was discovered by a train conductor, who alerted the authorities about the presence of the little boy

traveling unaccompanied and showing obvious signs of disorientation

aboard the convoy.

The notice was given around

6:30 p.m. on April 1

, at which time several patrols from the Provincial Citizen Security Brigade were mobilized to the train station to intervene in the situation.

After being found,

the minor was taken to the Avila police station

, where he revealed that both he and his sister had been subjected to continuous attacks by their parents, using everyday objects such as belts and charger cables as tools to inflict corporal punishment on their children. own children.

The authorities proceeded to locate the parents in Madrid, who moved to Ávila after being informed of the escape carried out by their own son. At the police station, while the intervention was carried out by specialized agents from the UFAM unit (Family and Women Care Unit) of the Judicial Police,

the minor's sister, 13 years old, corroborated the story about the evils treatment, stating that they are "frequently beaten when they do not behave well."

A story that also coincides with the spontaneous confession of his parents, who justified the use of corporal punishment as coercive methods that they regularly use as

their "way of educating" children

, according to the version provided by the Police.

Given the evidence and statements, the agents contacted the Juvenile Prosecutor, who determined

the admission of the two children to a specialized shelter

in the Castilian city and ordered the arrest of both parents for the commission of an alleged crime of abuse. usual.