"Officers found the nine-year-old 'lying in the fetal position, naked, covered with a blanket on a pile of rubbish and near excrement'. The 'pale and malnourished' child was no longer able to walk due to prolonged sitting."
"The father said he kept the child in the van in November 2024 'to protect him because his partner wanted him to be admitted to a psychiatric ward'."
"The father's partner also faces charges including failure to report abuse. According to the father, his partner suspected something but did not know the boy was confined to the vehicle."
French authorities charged a father for confining his nine-year-old son in a van for more than a year. The child was found malnourished and unable to walk. Police discovered him in a van after a resident reported hearing sounds. The boy was lying in a fetal position, naked, and surrounded by rubbish. The father admitted to the confinement, claiming it was to protect the child from being admitted to a psychiatric ward. The father's partner faces charges for failing to report the abuse.
Read at The Local France
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