A 30-year-old caregiver at a nursery school in Elx has been arrested for allegedly slapping an 18-month-old girl on the cheek in the playground, an action that was recorded from outside and has gone viral. after being published by Cuatro.
As reported this Wednesday by the National Police, the events occurred in October and were filmed from a nearby balcony by a neighbor.
In the recording it can be seen that in the yard there is an 8-month-old baby and another 18-month-old, and that the first one was crying, to which the caregiver came out from inside and slapped the older one and then took her inside, leaving the youngest alone.
The video was provided in the complaint, which was analyzed by National Police agents, and it was reported that for some time several children had been observed crying in the nursery school yard who seemed not to be cared for by their caregivers.
Given these events, an investigation was initiated and the caregiver, who also turned out to be the school manager, was located and was arrested for an alleged crime of degrading treatment of a minor in her care with minor injuries.
The proceedings were transferred to the Elx guard court, while the Police have added that they will not offer more information due to the young age of the victims and to preserve both their privacy and that of their families.
