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Chaco Grants Father Temporary Custody After Video Shows Mother Assaulting 7-Month-Old

Prosecutors are pursuing an evidence-led case under child-protection oversight.

Overview

  • A 21-year-old in Villa Berthet allegedly recorded herself striking her infant and sent the video to the child's father, who filed a police complaint.
  • Fiscalía N°4 de Villa Ángela and the Unidad de Protección Integral intervened following the report and activated emergency safeguards.
  • Authorities removed the mother from the home and awarded provisional custody of the baby to the father to protect the child during the inquiry.
  • The mother remains free under restrictions as investigators collect evidence for potential charges with involvement from the Asesoría del Menor and the Juzgado de Niñez.
  • Local reports state initial medical assessments noted bruising and pallor in the seven-month-old and superficial injuries in a two-year-old sibling.