The Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of La Vega imposed three months in prison as a measure of coercion to a couple of a husband of Haitian nationality who tried to kill his newborn daughter, reported this Friday the attorney General of the Republic.
According to a press release, the defendants must comply with the measure in the correction and rehabilitation centers for men and women in Rafey, in Santiago.
The names of the accused have been withheld to protect the identity of the accused. baby.
Judge Adais Sánchez accepted as good and valid the different documentary, expert and testimonial evidence provided by the Public ministry.
“The case occurred in this province around 8:00 at night on March 24, when the accused, after giving birth to her daughter, threw her in a space outside the house, specifically in a cubicle intended for to defecate, located in the open air, with the intention that he would die”, detailed the note of the attorney.
It also specified that to commit the act, the 20-year-old woman received help from her couple21, who also contributed so that the accused could escape.
“The girl was found at the scene by another Haitian citizen, a neighbor of the accused, who, hearing her crying, notified other residents and called the firefighters, who proceeded with her rescue and admission to a hospital in the area,” he added. the press release.
The La Vega Prosecutor’s Officethrough the Unit for the Prevention and Persecution of Gender Violence, Intrafamily Violence and Sexual Crimes, provided different evidence on the fact.
The head prosecutor of La Vega, Aura Luz García Martínez, highlighted the joint work carried out by the authorities to quickly locate the couplewhile the investigations progress.
The case was legally classified as a violation of several articles of the Dominican Penal Code, modified by Law 24-97 on Gender and Domestic Violence, and the Code for the Protection and Fundamental Rights of Children and Adolescents (Law 136 -03).
