Santiago del Estero police arrested 14-year-old boy who came out carrying the jug outside of confinement hours

Santiago police arrested a child who violated the restrictions (Photo: capture)

A 14-year-old boy was arrested by police in Santiago del Estero as he cycled to load the family jug half an hour after strict containment began.

The event happened last Friday in the city of Canada, 60 kilometers from the provincial capital, when severe traffic restrictions imposed by the national government were still in effect.

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“It was an emergency. We had nothing to cook. In fact, that evening we weren’t able to have dinner, ”he said. TN.com.ar the father of the child, Chicho Flores, road operator.

The minor, whose name is retained, was riding a bicycle in the town of 1,696 inhabitants when he was intercepted by several agents and a patrol car that sounded sirens, as recorded in a video that quickly became viral.

“I quit work, came home and had no gas. My son goes to load the bottle onto his bike and the patrol car arrives like he’s chasing a thief. They took him to section 24, they hit him, slapped his neck and kicked him», Denounced the man.

And he added: “They asked him for his DNI and he didn’t remember. They told him ‘pajero’ and that they were going to refresh his memory ”.

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hours it took

Flores said her son was held for around two hours. “From the police station, they sent me a message to find him. When I walk into the sectional, I find him with his head down and ask him what happened. He told me he had been beaten and insulted», He counted.

After writing a certificate for him, they finally let him go home. But before that, Flores lodged a complaint for ill-treatment of a minor at the same police station.

The next day he continued, asked for permission to work, and went to the Fernández City Department to report what had happened. “The boss received me. I told him what had happened, I was a little excited and he told me he could report me. I told him to do it, ”he said.

Chicho Flores lives with his 14-year-old son, his wife and four underage daughters. He works in a company in the region as a road machinery operator.

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” It is a small city. Here we all know each other. It was an emergency. The boy came out to wear the claw and they detained him, while here in the city they are doing illegal shopping, people are waking up sucking and not taking action, “he denounced.

And he concluded: “My son was on the street after hours, but he went out to carry the jug, not to commit a crime.”