Colombian woman arrested in Spain for abandoning her five-year-old son diagnosed with autism

This week a Colombian woman was arrested by agents of the Spanish National Police after they accused her of abandoning her five-year-old son, who has autism, in a home where the woman was under the influence of drugs when she was arrested.

Telecinco, Spanish media, pointed out that it was known that The 38-year-old Colombian is involved in prostitution and it is common for the minor to be alone in the room where he lives with his mother. The arrest took place in Bernardo de La Torre Street in the capital of Gran Canaria, after authorities in the region were prompted by a heated discussion taking place in the hostel.

The fight pitted the 38-year-old Colombian against other locals, who complained to the woman about constantly abandoning her five-year-old son to meet his clients and, in addition, to arrive. at the scene drunk and drugged. When the authorities arrived at the scene, they confirmed the situation and, indeed, confirmed the statements of the other residents of the hostel, since the woman was under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

Official sources told the media that they could verify that the minor was alone and that witnesses said this was a common situation. They added that the woman was traveling with her clients to the Arenales district, where she worked as a prostitute.

Given the situation, the uniformed officers detained the Colombian as an alleged perpetrator of a crime of abandonment of a minor, while the minor They transferred him to the Materno Infantil Hospital health center for assessment and after that they informed the Las Palmas juvenile prosecutor’s office, who delivered the child to a reception center.

On the other hand, the medium La Provincia explained that the Colombian did not have a criminal record and that the witnesses fought with the woman because in the afternoon, while the minor was alone in the room, he had gone out. on the street looking for help because he felt sick and threw up, a situation that happened several times that afternoon.

For now, international media have indicated that it is unclear when the trial against the woman will take place and what charges and convictions she may face.

However, it was the second case of abandonment in the Iberian country in recent days, on August 9. Authorities have also released the story of two children aged 2 and 4 who were found walking alone in the streets of Madrid.

Authorities said they found them naked on the streets of Plaza San Francisco at five a.m. The minors were transferred to a health center while the authorities searched for the parents.

As in the Colombian case, authorities found the mother of the minors in the house intoxicated. For their part, the woman’s neighbors said she had recently arrived at the home and had previously left the minors alone.

Likewise, the woman was arrested on charges of neglecting minors, but was released. However, what he lost was custody of the two children.

Paragraph 3 of article 229 of the Spanish Penal Code establishes that the offense of abandoning a minor increases its gravity if it is proved that the minor may be in danger and may be punished by four years in prison.

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