The Prosecutor's Office has "no doubt" about the mistreatment of the baby and asks that the parents remain in prison

BarcelonaThe Prosecutor's Office has "no doubt" about the "unequivocal evidence" against the parents of the baby allegedly mistreated and raped in Barcelona. Sources from the Prosecutor's Office stated this after Tuesday's hearing at the Barcelona Court, where both the public prosecutor and the private prosecution by the Generalitat requested that the couple remain in provisional prison. In contrast, the lawyers, who separately defend the man and the woman, asked that they be allowed to await trial in freedom.

The court could rule today or in the coming days on the immediate future of the couple investigated for allegedly mistreating and sexually assaulting their baby of a few weeks. The couple, a 42-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, have been in provisional prison since March 20. At that time, among the reasons for their imprisonment were the risk of continued assaults and the possibility of them fleeing given the severity of the penalties they could face.

Now, sources from the Prosecutor's Office assure that the advances in the investigation so far leave them with "no doubt" about their accusation. On the contrary, they assure that there is "unequivocal evidence" against the couple and that, as of today, no evidence has emerged to support the defense's claims.

Before being arrested, the child's parents had made

five visits to different health centers

. In fact, the Department of Health is now studying sanctions for the centers that treated the infant before the child abuse protocol was activated.

In mid-April, the infant was discharged after a month in the hospital and went with an emergency foster family. Emergency foster families care for children for a maximum of six months. After this period, depending on the case, the infant may go with another more permanent foster family or with a member of the extended family.

Tests to study

Among the evidence that has been gathered so far and that will serve the court to decide on provisional detention is the testimony of various people from the environment of those investigated, that of the doctors who attended the child, and that of a woman with whom he shared a room at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. This witness alerted hospital staff that the child was not being well cared for, and they finally activated the protocol against child abuse. Specifically, the woman alerted that the man was shaking the child's crib roughly.

Along with the motion to try to get out of prison, the baby's father also submitted a medical report signed by a private doctor that assures that the man is a carrier of a gene related to muscular dystrophy and collagen deficiency. With this, the defense raises the possibility that the baby may be a carrier of this gene and the hypothesis that it may be the cause or trigger of the detected injuries.

On the other hand, both the mother's lawyer and the father's lawyer allege that the anal injuries detected in the baby are due to intestinal problems and not sexual assault.