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CostaBlancaPeople 21st - 27th June 2022
21st - 27th June - edition 946
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Toddler killed by his mother Guardia Civil officers have arrested a 32-year-old Albanian woman for allegedly killing her two-year-old son in the town of Bigastro and for abusing his twin brother. the mother rang emergency
services to report that her son had accidentally hit his head on a table whilst playing and was unconscious. she said he had been foaming at the mouth and she could not bring him round. however, when medics and police arrived the boy
was pronounced dead at the scene. he was transferred to the hospital where it was discovered that he had several fractures. the child had various bruises on his head and injuries consistent with previous and systematic assaults. the woman’s other son, the victim’s twin brother, was also taken to Alicante General hospital where medical tests showed signs of previous injuries. the mother was admitted to the
psychiatric ward of the Vega Baja hospital on suicide watch. she was arrested upon her discharge from the hospital. officers contacted social services and were told that the mother received financial aid for a few months as she did not have a job or other monetary resources and was alone with three children, the twins and an 8 year old girl. on saturday, 18th June at 12:00 noon the people of Bigastro paid
tribute to the little boy who lost his life with a minutes silence at the doors of the town hall. the mayor of Bigastro, teresa Belmonte, together with the municipal corporation, described how the tragedy has caused great sadness among the residents of the town. the mother is in prison without bail awing trial and it is believed that her other children are being cared for by their maternal grandmother.
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