Alto-Sele, children whipped: accused father-master

Defendant. New legal status of the electrician born in 1980, resident in a small village in the Sele Valleyaccused, among other things, of having whipped his children brandishing leashes and wet water hoses for them to work on his dog farm. Mafalda Daria Cioncadaprosecutor in charge of the investigations delegated to the carabinieri of the competent station, employed by the Eboli Company (captain Greta Gentili), made the request for indictment.

Within a month the man (assisted by the criminal lawyer Giuseppe Russo), accused of mistreatment against his wife and children, will appear before the preliminary hearing judge Marilena Albarano. The offended person is the electrician’s wife. Maria (not her real name) will be able to join as a civil party for the alleged abuses suffered personally and for those to which the four minor children were allegedly subjected: the eldest is 16 years old, the second daughter is 14 while the youngest, two twins, are 11 years old. The charges against a “master” father and husband are horrifying: the prosecutor writes of «repeated acts of violence».