A 13 year old girl was reported for brutally beating a teenager autistic in Algeciras (Cadiz), while a friend encouraged him and another recorded the scene for later share it on social mediawhere it spread.
The facts, confirmed to EFE by sources from the law firm Luis Miguel Monteswhich represents the minor’s familyoccurred on July 25, when the 16-year-old victim, I went for a walk with a group of friends. In the San Bernabé neighborhood, they met another group of friends. One of them, aged 13, began to verbally and then physically attack her, pulling her hair, throwing her to the ground and punching her.
One of the attacker’s companions encouraged her by saying: Give it, give it, give it a hard kick“, while another recorded it with her phone and then uploaded it to social media, according to sources at the law firm.
The victim’s family reported the brutal attack on August 7 to police, when They asked the minor to tell what had happened.Following this complaint, the public prosecutor opened proceedings against the attacker, which were archived when under 14 years old, according to the law firm. The proceedings against her two friends, aged over 14 and under 18, are still open.
The regional group of people affected by autism spectrum disorders expressed in a press release on Wednesday its “maximum support and solidarity” towards the victim of the attack and his family. Asperger Association-TEA Campo de Gibraltar said that this aggression represents “a dramatic display of hostility and insensitivity that, unfortunately, neurodivergent people and minors with special educational needs in general continue to suffer in our society.
Some facts which “prove the It is urgent to continue working in awareness-raising and sensitization, both in educational centers and in the social environment in general, to build a more inclusive, empathetic and respectful society of diversity.
“It is unacceptable that in the 21st century, people suffering from conditions such as Asperger’s syndrome and other manifestations of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as any other syndrome or condition, continue to be subjected to violent and discriminatory acts,” they add.
