Patras: two parents arrested in infant neglect investigation
On 13 November, Greek police announced a case file concerning attempted homicide by omission and domestic violence. The arrests took place on 12 November.
Two parents were arrested in Patras on Thursday 12 November, according to a Hellenic Police statement issued on 13 November. Police opened a case file concerning attempted homicide jointly committed by omission and domestic violence, in an investigation involving an infant.
Police say doctors notified investigators after the infant was taken to hospital on 11 November. The police investigation alleges systematic deprivation of food by the parents. These allegations remain under investigation, and the presumption of innocence applies.
The statement says a forensic examination was ordered and the arrested parents are to be brought before the Achaia prosecutor. It confirms the police investigation and a planned prosecutorial procedure; it does not report a completed judicial examination or a decision on their subsequent criminal procedural status.
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