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.