The National Senate approved the “Lucio Law” project, an initiative to train public officials on dealing with situations of violence once morest minorsas happened in the case of Lucio Dupuy, the 5-year-old boy murdered in La Pampa, who has his mother and the couple as the main accused of the murder.
The approved project, which had already received half a sanction in Deputies, promotes the creation of the “Federal Training Plan of a continuous, permanent and mandatory nature, in the rights of children and adolescents” and establishes three new tools that reinforce Law 26,061 of “Comprehensive protection of the rights of girls, boys and adolescents”.
- Compulsory training for State agents who work in relation to children.
- Identity confidentiality to protect the identity of those reporting acts of violence.
- Awareness campaigns in the media and social networks.
The law also establishes a semi-annual dissemination of initiatives to inform regarding children’s rights and how to avoid abusive situations.
Lucio Dupuy, 5, was allegedly murdered by his mother, Magdalena Espósito, and her girlfriend, Abigail Páez, in November 2021 in La Pampa, an act for which the culprits have already been convicted.
What does the “Lucio Law” say once morest child abuse
On the night of the tragedy, the women took the child to Evita Hospital without vital signs., and with many injuries from blows. The defendants said that they had suffered a robbery and that the criminals had assaulted the boy.
However, the investigation revealed evidence and a history of acts of child abuse once morest the child, who months later it was revealed that he was also sexually abused. The little boy lived with her mother and her girlfriend by court order.
In the foundations of the project it was indicated that “the crime staged the family violence, harassment or indifference of which children and adolescents are victims every day.” “Situations of abuse suffered mainly by people around them are also evident,” the rule remarked.
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