The incessant crying of a 4-year-old girl prompted neighbors in the center of Balneario Camboriu, northern coast of Santa Catarina, to call the military police and municipal security on Sunday evening (17).

According to neighbors, the stepfather constantly beat the girl, who was constantly crying – Photo: PM/Reproduction

Agents arrived at the specified street at about 8 o’clock in the evening and already found a detachment of municipal security, according to witnesses, which was in front of the house where the girl was crying, the stepfather always beat the stepdaughter and that this Sunday he beat the girl from a very young age.

When faced with complaints, agents knocked on the door in question and spoke with the 29-year-old stepfather, who, when asked about possible assaults, replied that he had a method of teaching fair punishment, denying that he beat the girl, despite this, he was asked to examine the child, who was in the room.

Officers spoke with the little girl and it was noted that she had obvious injuries to her legs and shoulders, both recent and old. In a conversation with the child, she stated that her stepfather always beats her, that her mother also beats her, but on Sunday he was beaten by her stepfather.

Due to the child’s report and obvious injuries, the Board of Guardians was called to monitor the incident and a consultant was present at the scene.

Neighbors have already questioned the girl’s crying and stepfather’s aggression

Neighbor V.F., who reported that he is the owner of the house in which a married couple with a 4-year-old child has been living since August 1 of this year, was told about a month ago by other residents that the man living there had attacked his stepdaughter, who had already I personally spoke with a man named M, who said that the child was actually crying.

That this Sunday, three residents from different houses complained again that the situation started early, after hearing slaps and the continuous crying of a child who also heard the same thing, in view of the situation, he called the military police and the municipal security guard to check the situation.

Given the circumstances, the stepfather was arrested and the child was placed in the care of the guardianship board and the mother.