A father was arrested and placed in police custody, suspected of having brutally beaten his 6-year-old son on Friday, AFP learned this Saturday March 28 from concordant sources. The young victim, transported to the hospital by the emergency services, is in a state of brain death, indicated the parquet floor of Bobigny, confirming an information of the Parisian .
The alleged events took place Friday afternoon in Tremblay-en-France, at the family home where the couple and their children reside, said a police source. The investigation was entrusted to the Villepinte police station.
Intra-family violence exacerbated
Domestic or intra-family violence has been exacerbated since the start of confinement, decided by the government on March 17 to fight against the spread of the new coronavirus. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Thursday that domestic violence had increased by 36% in the area of the Paris police prefecture, which includes Seine-Saint-Denis.
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The Secretary of State for Gender Equality, Marlène Schiappa, announced on Saturday the installation of " ephemeral support points " in shopping centers to accommodate victims of domestic violence, whose travel is limited and the taking in charge made complicated by containment.
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