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Valencia Father Arrested Over Alleged Belt Beating of 5-Year-Old Daughter

A judge has barred the father from contacting his daughter pending the investigation.

Overview

  • The girl's school in Orriols alerted police after noticing suspicious bruises and hearing her say her father hit her with a belt.
  • GRUME officers from the Policía Nacional detained the 48-year-old Paraguayan earlier this week on suspicion of domestic abuse.
  • Medical staff ruled out the father's claim that the child's back injuries came from a scooter fall.
  • The suspect later said he had shown the belt to the child but denied using it as punishment.
  • The court issued a no-contact order and the Generalitat assumed protective custody of the girl, while police note the man has no prior record.