The National Police arrested a young mother in Palma as the alleged perpetrator of the crime of attempted murder after allegedly trying to smother his 6 year old daughter at home.
The events occurred last week and, as reported by the police this Saturday, the mother requested medical assistance. realizing that her daughter had started to convulse after trying to suffocate him.
The investigation began when the Family and Women’s Assistance Unit (UFAM) of the National Police became aware of the events after the young girl was admitted to hospital.
Initially, the mother stated that sHer daughter suddenly had convulsionsa, but doctors detected various injuries in the minor who showed signs of asphyxiationwhich aroused suspicion about the woman’s initial story.
From there, National Police officers opened an investigation and took statements from several witnesses, which revealed that the mother had pressed a cushion against her daughter’s face with the intention of suffocating her.
However, When the girl began to convulse, the mother stopped her aggression. and I immediately called 061.
The woman was arrested and refused to testify before the judge, on the advice of her lawyer. Finally, she was released with a ban on communicating with or approaching her daughter, whose custody was taken away.
The girl was placed in the care of a relative and The mother is awaiting a forensic examination to determine her mental state.
Police said the case sparked great agitation among neighbors in the neighborhood where the mother and daughter reside, and the investigation continues if there was more history of abuse of the minor.
