The mother who lives in Agrement was reported to authorities by her neighbours on September 24th while she was mistreating her son. Gendarmes quickly responded to the scene and took charge of the child whose body bore evidence of abuse. The mother was immediately arrested for child abuse.
The mother admitted to authorities that she was in the habit of beating the child with a belt and other objects. She also told authorities that she would go as far as slapping her son but at no time did she know that such disciplinary measures were against the law since she herself received those types of disciplinary measures as a form of education.
In an unrelated case, on Monday September 26th Gendarmes launched a major anti-drug control in Grand Case between 8:00pm and 9:00pm. Several persons were controlled but only one was found to be in possession of cocaine and cannabis. He received a court summons.
