The father accused of leaving her baby blind and quadriplegic in Ibiza, a crime for which the Prosecutor’s Office requested 11 years in prison, has finally reached an agreement and will be sentenced to two years in prison for a crime of reckless injury.
According to the indictment, the suspect violently shook the girl to make her stop crying. The shaking caused very serious brain injuries to the little girl and very important consequences. Sources familiar with the case have explained that the defendant, a 22-year-old Brazilian, denies responsibility and accuses a roommate.
The events occurred on January 24, 2020 at the address where the defendant, his partner and their daughter lived, a girl who was about to turn five months old, and other people with whom they shared the house. Around 9:30 in the morning, the baby’s mother went to work and the man took care of her. An hour later, when father and daughter were in her bedroom, the girl began to cry.
The defendant took it and He began to shake her roughly and violently., according to the prosecution’s indictment. The public ministry states that the father, at least, it was aware that it could cause serious injury with these shocks.
The little girl ended up in a hospital, where the doctors confirmed that she had suffered very serious injuries. The baby presented severe brain injuries and eye hemorrhages and spent 12 days in the neonatal ICU and another 21 on the ward.
The investigation opened due to suspicions that it was a case of ill-treatment ended with the arrest of the father on February 6, 2020. The man was released with charges the following day. Social services took action on the matter. the minor She was placed under public guardianship and temporarily fostered by a family.
The victim has undergone various tests in recent months and forensic doctors have confirmed the worst prognosis. The very serious brain injuries have confirmed that the girl is quadriplegic and blindaccording to sources close to the case.
The prosecution charged the father with a crime of injury and claims for him a sentence of 11 years in prison, deprivation of parental authority and a restraining order for the victim for 15 years. The public ministry also claims compensation, which was pending quantification when it presented the indictment a year ago.
I blamed a roommate
The young man accused of causing the very serious injuries to his baby in Ibiza had denied during the legal proceedings that he was the author of the attack on the little girl. According to sources familiar with the process, the suspect maintained that when the girl started crying, a roommate of hers came into the room and started shaking her for him to shut up. The court in charge of the investigation did not give credibility to this version.