She went so far as to deprive her 4-year-old son of food. A 32-year-old mother was sentenced to eighteen months in prison, six of which were closed, by the Pau court (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) for habitual violence and deprivation of care and food for her youngest, France Bleu reported on Thursday.
The foster family in which the boy was taken in at the beginning of April noticed the marks of blows on his body. At her trial, the mother admitted the violence without explaining it. “My child didn’t deserve that, I was overwhelmed,” she declared as quoted by France Bleu before adding: “He did stupid things, disrespected me. »
Forced to attend dinner without eating
The little boy went through an ordeal for several months. “Mom took him by the shoulder. And hop ! She threw it away,” described her 7-year-old sister, quoted by La République des Pyrénées. His mother hit him to the point of breaking his collarbone.
To heighten the violence, the child was deprived of food, until he weighed only 13 kg. His mother allegedly forced him on several occasions to attend the family dinner without being able to eat, leading him to eat in secret at night. To his foster family, the boy recounted, with difficulty, having been punished for getting up at night.
“It looks like your boy is the scapegoat in the family,” noted the president of the court. The stepmother explained at the hearing that her son reminded her of her violent partner to whom she was forced to marry, according to the defense. Her two children would not have been “wanted”, in the words of her lawyer.
In addition to the eighteen months in prison, the defendant was also sentenced to an obligation of care and work. His prison sentence is adjustable in the form of an electronic bracelet.