He child 11 years old that killed another 12 with a firearm belonging to his police mother He was placed under the protection of the Institute for Children and Adolescents of Uruguay (INAU) with his 13-year-old brother.sources from the center confirmed to The Observer.
From the institute they indicated that the minors will remain under their protection until “evaluate” the family situation and Justice “Define whether they return with family care or remain in INAU”.
“Once the case happened, the INAU was informed. It was determined judicially, until the situation is well studied, is assessed and investigated, that these children remain under the protection of the institution“said the president of the center, Claudia Romero, in a press conference recorded by Underlined (Channel 10).
“We are evaluating the situation and the most appropriate form of care for these adolescents”he added later.
Romero then assured that the INAU is “very worried” because of the violence that proliferates in society, “not only in quantitative terms”but also regarding the “cruelty”that “has advanced”.
The case
This Sunday a 12-year-old boy died in the city of Rosario (Cologne) after suffering a firearm shot by another child 11 years. This minor was manipulating the his mother’s gunwho police.
According to what was first reported by The Dailythe incident took place in a home in 25 de Agosto street, between Cerrito and Leopoldo Fuica.
He Cologne Police ChiefPaulo Costa, stated that “The direct responsibility lies with the parents” in a press conference he gave this Monday.
“I think that the line of research goes in that direction, seeking as an object the parental responsibility. We are very sorry because there is a police officer responsible“added the police chief appointed by Underlined from Channel 10.
The Colonia Police requested “an urgent investigation” which will later be expanded and “It will probably end up in a summary”Costa said.
He also detailed that this “it is not a criminal act” because “the Code of Childhood and Adolescence incriminates from the age of 13 and we are talking about a under 11 years old who fired the firearm.”
“The investigation continues by the Rosario Prosecutor’s Office. It is under the jurisdiction of Family Court because it is a fact in which there is no imputation“said the police chief.
