The town of Garrocha in Almería is in shock after the incident Luca, a four-year-old boy, dies whose lifeless body was found in a coastal hideout from the civil war between this municipality and Mojacar. the The little one’s motherBarbara B., 21 years old, five months pregnant husbandJuan David R., who is not the minor’s biological father, remains detained while the investigation progresses in complete secrecy.
They have been circulating on the streets of Jarocha for a long time. Testimonials and warnings Regarding the detainee’s treatment of minors. In the past few hours, a video clip emerged showing the man shaking Luca to the ground, in addition to shouting threatening words at him. Neighbors claim Voice of Almeria That the little boy was “living in fear” and that there had been “previous episodes of abuse”, to the point where the man had a tendency to have a tendency to rage Restraining order From the child’s mother. These are the keys to the event so far.
Disappear and report to the authorities
The investigation began on Wednesday afternoon, when his father’s family reported the child’s disappearance under circumstances they described as “strange.” The Civil Guard received the notice at around 8:10 p.m. and Activating an urgent search device in the coastal area And in places close to the urban center. For more than three hours, agents, local police and civil protection volunteers searched beaches, open fields and abandoned buildings.
The investigation took another turn when the search was directed towards an old bunker located between Jarocha and Mojacar. There, at around 11:30 p.m., Luca’s lifeless body was found, confirming the worst suspicions and sparking an investigation. Immediate intervention of the judicial police.
The mother and her partner were detained following the discovery
Police sources said that the minor’s biological father filed a complaint at around 10:30 p.m., after learning of his disappearance. An hour later, the woman came.He voluntarily appeared “in the barracks” and condemned himselfAfter the body was found, the Civil Guard proceeded to arrest the minor’s mother and her partner, who is not the biological father. They were taken to the Garrocha barracks and have since remained in custody pending an investigation into their alleged involvement in the death.
Police work developed rapidly because Contradictions discovered in the first testimonies And to elements that indicate a possible scenario of previous violent acts. The case is now under strict confidentiality, while investigators attempt to reconstruct the final movements of the couple and the minor in the hours before the crime.
A restraining order and videos of the alleged abuse
One of the most important elements for researchers is the presence of… A restraining order is in effect between the detainee and his mother From the child. Despite this, they both continued to live together or maintain a close relationship, according to neighbors who claimed to have seen them together repeatedly. This failure may worsen the judicial situation of the man, who already had a history of violence.
Moreover, in recent hours, video clips recorded by neighbors have spread in which the detainee appears to be treating the child violently: shaking him, He pushes him to the ground and shouts at him. While the child shows clear signs of fear. Several people in the environment claim that this was not an isolated incident, and that they have reportedly witnessed aggressive behavior toward the minor on other occasions. Almeria newspaper.
Letters to biological father
On Wednesday afternoon, the mother sent a series of “scary” messages to her relatives, according to what the British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported. voice of almeria, That raised the first alarms. It was the detainee’s cousin who launched the first public notification by publishing two photos of them on social media and a message asking for help: “I need help for my cousin. She has a son. He has disappeared and the whole family is looking for him. He was on the beaches at night and Through this, he sent chilling messages to his father.. “The case is serious and we need your support, please.” This call sparked the case within minutes.
However, it was the mother herself who ended up pointing out the baby’s location. According to investigative sources, she personally informed the Civil Guard of the child’s whereabouts and also contacted the biological father. “He sent him a message via WhatsApp telling him that the child had been placed in a stall“, explained Antonio Fuentes, from Civil Protection.
The minor’s grandfather: “That man took her to do something that wasn’t the case.”
Although an autopsy will confirm the exact cause of death, the Guardia Civil’s investigation is directed towards a scenario of premeditated violence. The agents’ priority is to clarify who was directly involved in the minor’s death and whether it was a joint act or if there were different degrees of involvement. It is also being investigated whether the crime was preceded by an episode of sustained aggression. And if there is a recent history of abuse Which has not been officially reported.
The Garrocha City Council declared official mourning, and hundreds of residents observed a minute of silence in the main square on Thursday. The saddest scene was played by the minor’s grandfather, who tearfully said that his daughter “loves Luca very much” and pointed directly at the detained couple: “That man had led her to do something she had never done“Devastated by the pain, the father’s family has asked for respect and thanked the support they have received.