Michelle Commiskey
Feb. 26, 2009
2:12pm
Mexico City police have rescued a little boy and girl from a water tank in their home. The boy, age 6, and the girl, age 4, were kept in the tank bound, gagged, and naked by their relatives. Police were tipped off by an anonymous caller who reported hearing moans coming from the house. The two children have lived in the house with their aunt and uncle since their parents abandoned them.
After the children were saved from the empty water tank, police took the children’s aunt and uncle, as well as two others living in the house, into custody. The aunt and uncle stated their case by telling authorities that that was how they issued punishments to the children. Police have decided to investigate more on the case before filing any charges.
The boy and girl were taken to the hospital and were treated for dehydration, hypothermia and unspecified wounds. Doctors also found older wounds indicating that these children had been abused before.
What could two children do that was so bad that they were basically placed in a criminal-like situation?!? If anyone is a criminal it is the aunt and uncle. Child abuse is, in my opinion, one of the worst crimes (less than murder and rape) that someone can commit. Children should have their innocence protected, especially for these very young kids. As for police investigating further until filing charges…what other proof do they need? The aunt and uncle are the guardians for these children. They are supposed to be responsible for the care and well-being of the little boy and girl. They failed their responsibilities! I know if the aunt and uncle were taken away, after the children had been abandoned by their parents, they would have no one…but wouldn’t foster care be safer for them than their current environment?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_bound_children;_ylt=AoqPphQCBn41ORMpIO81lzhvaA8F
This story is pretty awful. I'm not sure why people do the things that they do, especially to children. I agree with you that the children are in a difficult position because they are both parent-less and now without other family caretakers. I wonder if the foster care system in Mexico is anything like ours. I know that many argue (and I would agree) that while there are wonderful foster parents out there, there are many children that slip through the cracks. It sounds like these children have already slipped through the cracks of decent care.
ReplyDeleteWOW! pretty much speechless that's how they punish the children? Definitely not something that I have ever heard. I hope that these children are kept together and placed into a loving home where they are not treated so poorly.
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy. I totally agree the child abuse is one of the most horrible human acts. This is definitley not allowed in the U.S. and should definitley not be allowed anywhere in the world. How could anyone do that to their children? or not even their children but just family? That is horrible and something should be done about this.
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