A mother residing in Grand-Case appeared yesterday in the local court of Saint-Martin for acts of violence committed against her two children, a boy and a girl, aged 7 and 9 respectively.
Stories of child abuse are often the most terrible and dramatic. As much for the vulnerability of the victims as for the psychological consequences caused by the abuse. The case of habitual violence against minors judged yesterday by the court of Saint-Martin did not escape the rule.
These acts of intolerable violence committed by this mother, native of Saint-Martin were committed between September 20 and 21, 2022 in the family home in Grand-Case. Pretending that her children were still not in bed for school the next morning, the mother-of-two saw red and repeatedly hit her children with a cable from a phone charger and also with a spoon to the legs. Insane acts unworthy of a mother as the judge told her: “It is forbidden by law to hit children. The fact of committing physical violence on children can cause psychological disorders that risk marking them throughout their life course”.
After being heard by the gendarmerie, the mother of the family was placed under judicial supervision on September 24, 2022. The children were placed by the judge with their father, separated from the mother of his children.
During her indictment, the prosecutor, Christelle Bellet was very firm against the defendant. “By acting in this way, you are harming the education and development of your children. You do not assume your responsibilities. At no time do you question yourself. You have shown arrogance to the investigators. As proof, you refused to sign the minutes”.
Also present at the hearing, the association France Victimes 978 collected the damning testimonies of the two children and decided to file a civil action.
After deliberation, the court sentenced the mother to a 6-month suspended prison sentence and paid 800 euros to each of her two children in damages. _AF
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