French man charged with locking son in van for more than a year
The boy was found malnourished, naked, lying next to human excrement and unable to walk, the prosecutor said.
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"He had kept the boy in the van since November 2024 to protect him from his partner who wanted to put the child in psychiatric care."
— Unnamed Father , Other
"the pale and malnourished child was no longer able to walk due to prolonged sitting."
— Nicolas Heitz , Other
"the father said he kept the child in the van in November 2024 'to protect him because his partner wanted him to be admitted to a psychiatric ward'"
— Nicolas Heitz , Other
"I had kept the boy in the van since November 2024 to protect him from my partner who wanted to put the child in psychiatric care."
— father , Other
Key People
A 43-year-old man charged with abusing his son.
Nicolas Heitz is the public prosecutor in Mulhouse, France.
The 37-year-old partner of the man charged with child abuse.
A 43-year-old man charged with locking his son in a van for over a year.
The 37-year-old partner of the man charged with child endangerment.
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The boy was found malnourished, naked, lying next to human excrement and unable to walk, the prosecutor said.
A French father has been charged after confining his nine-year-old son to a van for over a year, where the child was found malnourished and unable to walk.
A nine-year-old boy was found naked and malnourished in a van near the border with Switzerland in the French region of Alsace. His father had kept him there for over a year.
A man in eastern France has been charged with keeping his nine-year-old son locked in a van for more than a year. The boy was found malnourished and unable to walk.
A French father has been charged after police found his nine-year-old son confined to a van for more than a year, malnourished and unable to walk.
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