The case of a child who was the victim of abuse at the hands of her uncle in Imbituba, south of Santa Catarina, was “very frightened by the terror caused”, said the delegate in charge of the investigation, William Testoni. No date Read more. The incident was recorded on Monday (18).

According to the Civil Police, the victim of violence was a 9-year-old boy. Photo: Disclosure/Civil Police/ND.

The child and uncle lived in the same house

“They lived together, but his uncle only took care of him that day. Mother had to go to work. Normally, the child would have stayed with his mother-in-law, but that day she could not,” the police chief added. The 9-year-old boy did not show any signs of physical aggression.

Uncle, 24 years old, was arrested red-handed for child abuse and confusion (Article 136, §3º, KP and Article 232 ZPC). However, since bail is required in this case, the author was released upon payment of the agreed amount.

According to the delegate, in order to avoid contact between the victim and the aggressor, “we presented protection measures in favor of the child based on the Henry Borel Law (Law No. 14344/2022), which was approved by the judiciary, which determined the removal of the uncle from the home and the ban on communication with a boy,” he said.

The police were at another stage when they heard screams

The child was rescued on Monday afternoon when the civil police garrison heard desperate screams during another investigation in a house next door to the victim’s in the town of Campo d’Una.

The author held the child one meter away from the Rottweiler – Photo: Pixabay/Divulgacão

At that moment, the police saw a man holding the boy a meter away from the Rottweiler dog, which was barking and approaching the victim, but was restrained by a chain. The reason for abuse may be a desire to prevent the child from bothering the perpetrator.