THE Civil and Instruction Section of the Court of Instance number 4 of Vera (Almería)acting as guard, agreed this Saturday to enter provisional prison, communicated and without bail for the mother of Lucas, the four-year-old boy found dead in Garrucha (Almería), and for his current romantic partner, according to Efe.
Both are the subject of an initial investigation for the alleged commission of an offense of murder and another of habitual violence, a qualification which will be clarified as the investigation into the case progresses, as reported by Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA).
During their appearance in court, the two men maintained different strategies. The man, that he is not the biological father of the minor but that he lived with him and with the mother, although she was subject to a restraining order, she made a statement before the judge.
The minor’s mother, for her part, took advantage of her constitutional right to not to declare.
The judicial decision comes three days after the discovery of the little boy’s body in a rocky area near the old mineral loading dock, on the coastal border between Garrucha and Mojácar (Almería), and a day marked by severe criticism of the private prosecution towards the management of the file by public administrations.
The lawyer Jose Luis Martinwho represents the minor’s maternal grandfather – who filed a disappearance complaint and is continuing the case – denounced the “absolute failure” of the protection protocols.
According to the lawyer, there were clear signs that the child suffered physical violence and inattention that were ignored by both the school and the security forces before the crime.
The legal representation of the family ensures that the minor went to school with visible bruising and, on one occasion, with a broken arm or “in the head”, without the educational center activating child abuse or absenteeism protocols.
Likewise, it was revealed that the child’s great-aunt had previously tried to alert the Civil Guard by showing a photograph of the minor’s temple injuriesbut no action could be taken because there was no official complaint from the mother or medical report of injuries.
According to the investigation sources, The detainees avoided taking the child to the doctor so that physical attacks are not documented.
The autopsy and the police procedure, which remain subject to summary secrecy, will be essential to determine the material authorship of the events and the degree of participation of each of the persons under investigation in the crime. death of the little one.
The maternal family, devastated by what happened, requested through their lawyer that “the whole weight of the law falls” on those responsible, regardless of their family ties.
Additionally, the grandfather announced his intention to apply for custody of the baby the inmate is expectingfive months pregnant, to avoid her being under his guardianship after childbirth.