Overview
- Prosecutors detained a 59-year-old on suspicion of aggravated mistreatment after checks showed he is the boy’s adoptive, not biological, father.
- Deputy prosecutor Sebastiano Ardita, coordinating with prosecutor Alberto Santisi, ordered the detention executed by the Catania Squadra Mobile in San Cristoforo.
- The scene was reportedly filmed by a sister and spread on TikTok, and social-services assessor Serena Spoto alerted police, enabling rapid identification.
- Investigators attribute similar alleged conduct toward the three younger daughters, extending the case to all four children.
- The minors are temporarily with their mother as social services and the juvenile court assess protective measures and potential placements, while local officials publicly condemned the violence.