Mother terrorizes son: let go hungry and caught in dog box!

Mother terrorizes son: let go hungry and caught in dog box!

In a shattering case of domestic violence, a 34-year-old single mother was convicted of severe abuse of her son. From July to November 2022, she is said to have not only beaten, gagged and tied up the boy, but also locked him up in a dog box for hours. According to the report of Vol.at was the box in which the boy was closed, only 57 x 83 x 63 centimeters tall and served as a place of agony. led.

The incidents caused a sensation when the nine -year -old boy fell into a coma in November 2022 due to abuse. The mother had only informed the rescue with far -reaching insistence from a social worker before finally taking him to the hospital. According to statements in the indictment, she had repeatedly contacted her friend in the critical period instead of providing help immediately, such as 5min.at . Psychiatric reports certify the mother's severe mental illness, which, however, does not fully remove her accountability. The mother was finally sentenced to 20 years in prison, while her complicity, which she is said to have been, received 14 years.

Investigations against social workers set

although there are already two debt in this case, investigations against two social workers who supervised the case were discontinued for suspected abuse of office. The public prosecutor's office in Krems confirmed that the investigation would not be pursued after the social workers were interviewed as witnesses in the process. In the meantime, a civil value in dispute examined in the amount of 180,000 euros, submitted by a lawyer for the victim, the responsibility of the state of Lower Austria for failure in the case. The child and youth welfare had already made it clear in 2023 that all legal requirements during the home visits were observed, despite the alarming circumstances that ultimately led to the arrest of mother and their accomplice.