Abuse at the Arzachena municipal nursery school: two colleagues of the accused teacher confirm the allegations.
Children were force-fed, lifted off the ground by the arm, pushed, slapped, one was even denied water as punishment.(Archive)
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The educator called as a witness in the trial regarding alleged mistreatment of children at the Arzachena municipal nursery school answered all the questions from prosecutors and lawyers. This morning, in a courtroom in Tempio, the events that occurred a few years ago, as reported by staff from the Porto Cervo Police Station, were recalled.
The witness spoke of very young children being force-fed, of other children being lifted off the floor by the arm or left to cry for prolonged periods . In recent hearings, there was also talk of water being denied as punishment to a young child at the municipal nursery .
On trial are educator Katia Tocca , represented by lawyer Jacopo Merlini, accused by the Prosecutor's Office of child abuse, along with Paola Tali , represented by Merlini himself and lawyer Sergio Diomedi, who is accused of failing to report the alleged abuse. According to the prosecutor, the alleged victims (aged 10 months to two years) were jostled, force-fed, rudely awakened, and slapped .
Two colleagues of the accused educator confirmed the allegations in court, and the judges acquired footage from the security cameras activated by the police inside the daycare center. The children's parents have filed a civil suit and are represented by Domenica Gala, Giovanna Maria Poggi, and Christian Cicoria. The Municipality of Arzachena is represented by lawyer Giosuè Seghezzi.