The grandmother of the Argentine twins who jumped from the third floor of the building where they lived in Sallent, in
Barcelona
, -one died and the other is very serious-,
confirmed that her granddaughters suffered bullying
at school.
"We are dismayed, all this is unfortunate. I have hardly been able to talk to my daughter (the mother of the twin sisters) because she is in shock," the grandmother of the 12-year-old girls assured the Spanish portal Informativos Telecinco.
The investigation into Sallent's 12-year-old twins points to a voluntary jump due to family problems
Likewise, the outlet specified that "from the family they have insisted on bullying as the cause of what happened" and that "everything seems to indicate" that the girls made the decision to jump from the balcony of the apartment in which they lived.
The experts of the Catalan police point to a voluntary jump since they found no signs of crime in the place, the girls left two handwritten letters and found two chairs on the balcony from which they would have thrown themselves.
"
They suffered bullying at school and in high school they continued to have problems
," said the girls' grandmother, referring to the fact that the problem due to nationality began during primary education and continued when they went to secondary level.
The investigation into Sallent's 12-year-old twins points to a voluntary jump due to family problems
And he stressed: "The parents spoke with the school,
but nothing was done
,"
The Llobregat de Sallent Institute, where the girls attended, ensures that there are no files for bullying, but the Department of Education has opened an investigation in this regard, according to the Telecinco portal.
Yesterday the girls' second cousin, Kevin, also told the local media the family version that they were victims of harassment "for the simple fact of being Argentine."
When asked by
Clarín
about these versions, Mayor Oriol Ribalta initially denied that they suffered bullying for being Argentine, although he later stated that in the investigation "all hypotheses are open."
Regarding the state of health of the girl who survived, the grandmother said that
she is "sedated"
at the Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell while they carry out tests to "see that clots do not appear in the head."
and she added that she has "several broken bones" and that she will undergo surgery in the next few hours.
The event occurred on Tuesday around 3:00 p.m., when the twins rushed from the third floor of the house to which they had recently moved with their family, located on Estación 4 street.
As a result of the impact, one died instantly while the other managed to be stabilized and taken urgently to the Parc Taulí hospital in Sabadell.
According to local authorities, so far the case is being investigated as a possible suicide, although investigators do not rule out reasons such as family problems or school bullying.
The case caused a
strong commotion
in the town of Sallent of just over six thousand inhabitants, where the Argentine family moved almost two years ago.
The City Council decreed
three days of mourning
and a minute of silence was held in front of this public office, while all scheduled public events were suspended, including carnival festivities.
"We have made ourselves available to the need that may exist for all the people affected, first of all the family and also to all who consider it appropriate to be able to pass this fact that makes us all very sad," said the local mayor, Oriol Ribalta. in a press conference.
"We are dismayed; for us this is a tragedy," he added in statements to Catalunya Ràdio and confirmed that psychological assistance is being given to the family.
Meanwhile, the Department of Education of the Generalitat reported that the Psychopedagogical Counseling and Guidance Team activated the protocol to provide support to the twins' schoolmates, together with professionals from the Emotional Well-being Program.
With information from Telam