A one-year and 10-month-old baby remains hospitalized in serious condition at the Masvernat de Concordia hospital after being admitted on Friday, April 26, with severe injuries, presumably caused by abuse; The baby had a “broken arm, blows to the head, bruises, cigarette burns all over her body and perforation in her ears.” In relation to the case, the minor’s mother, María Luciana Cabrera, and her partner, Jorge Exequiel Altamirano, were arrested and received preventive detention for 45 days, while prosecutor Daniela Montangie continues the investigation.
In this regard, the coordinator of COPNAF Concordia, Constanza Ortiz, confirmed that the organization took intervention and its operators are conducting interviews and evaluations with the family group, aimed at elucidating what happened and establishing the possibility of a family member who can take care of the the girl, once she is discharged.
“The organization in my charge does not cover anything, as the minor’s relatives mentioned. COPNAF works with the reserve and confidentiality imposed by international laws and treaties on issues related to children and adolescents, and always with a view to their best interest,” stated Ortiz.
Regarding the statements of the baby’s relatives, who suggested that “COPNAF covers everything,” the COPNAF coordinator Concordia clarified: “I can say that we do not cover anything, that we have been working since the day all the evidence is available, from the police report that the police station made on April 27 at 1 in the morning, which states that we are being intervened.”
“Since that day we have been in constant attendance at the hospital and with the evaluations of the family group. It is a fairly large group, a grandmother even came from the city of Tigre, province of Buenos Aires,” he said.
“It is not easy, there is no one who today gives us the peace of mind to say that it is solved and that, if the child is discharged, it will go with this family member. Today we are not in a position to name any person who will give us that peace of mind,” the official warned.
Finally, the coordinator of the provincial organization clarified that the fate of the minor is being evaluated, that is, who will be entrusted with her care. “That is precisely what is being evaluated, with the mother he is not going to be reintegrated. That is where our role comes in, which is to take a protective measure,” she specified.
“Children are in the care of their parents and parental responsibility implies that, the set of rights and obligations that parents have with respect to their children,” he continued, but “when parents are not taking care of themselves or do so negligently, as happened in In this case, the role of COPNAF is fundamental and that is the work we are doing, evaluating.”
On this issue, he mentioned that it is “a very small girl with a delicate health condition, so it cannot be easily decided and handed over to any family member who does not give us peace of mind.”
“If in the next few days it is not possible to contact a family member who really gives us peace of mind that they will guarantee the care of the girl, she will be provisionally admitted to a residence and we will continue with this evaluation,” he stated.
Whatever the decision made, it will be “always protecting the girl and, above all, with all the health checks that will have to continue,” said the COPNAF official in Concordia.
“The mother is not in a position to take charge of the custody or guardianship of that child,” confirmed prosecutor Daniela Montangie.
“The legal classification (of the case) is Serious injuries aggravated by the bond, but it must be determined if there is possible fraud due to the lack of care in the role of the mother and the stepfather in their capacity as caregiver,” explained the prosecutor. .
Whether the defendants acted knowing that they were about to commit an act prohibited by law or whether they did so out of negligence, both defendants “failed to comply with the positive duty of care for the minor who, due to her young age, has no possibility of defense.” and has no possibility of expressing himself,” he published Sun.
