Mum, aunt arrested after five-year-old boy 'whipped' - General News. The mother and aunt, both Nigeriannationals, were detained after prosecutors in Catania investigated the case sparked by a complaint by the principle of the boy's school.
The head reported that the child had signs of having been whipped on his back and legs and he was immediately taken to the Sicilian city's Garibaldi-Nesima hospital for treatment. The women face charges of mistreatment and aggravated bodily harm.