The child's mother had already been placed under judicial supervision on November 7 by a liberty and detention judge. The Bobigny public prosecutor's office had requested his placement in pre-trial detention. The Paris Court of Appeal decided to reject this appeal.
The decision has been made. The mother of little Santiago, a child born very prematurely who had been kidnapped by his parents, was placed under judicial supervision this Tuesday while remaining free, we learned Le Figaro from a judicial source, confirming information from the Parisian .
Christina, the child's mother, was indicted for kidnapping and kidnapping in an organized gang on November 7 by the Bobigny public prosecutor's office. The 25-year-old young woman was then placed under judicial supervision and could remain free. The public prosecutor, who had requested his placement in pre-trial detention, then appealed this decision the next day. The Paris Court of Appeal decided to reject this appeal.
Absent at the hearing
However, the young mother was not present this Tuesday morning at the hearing. “Given what she has been through over the last 15 days, she is exhausted”entrusted to Figaro his lawyer, Me Romuald Sayagh. The criminal lawyer emphasizes, however, that Christina's absence is the decision of her doctor and not his own. “She wanted to come”he assures.
For him, this decision of the Court of Appeal is a response “logical and human”he congratulates. The lawyer declares that little Santiago “will inevitably find” his mother's arms, but he “don’t know when”. The latter will not leave France, he affirms.
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Santiago, a newborn, was kidnapped on October 21 from the Robert Ballanger hospital in Aulnay-sous-Bois. Born extremely premature, the infant had been hospitalized there since birth and required medical care. «indispensable»indicated the Ministry of Justice.
A kidnapping alert had been widely distributed. His parents, the main suspects, were actively sought and were found in a hotel in the Amsterdam area, in the Netherlands. Known to the courts and the police, they risked losing custody of their young child. The withdrawal had been considered by the authorities but not yet confirmed by a temporary placement order. “The child born prematurely needs permanent care and living conditions” unstable mother and father required placement of the infant, indicated a police source. The mother was notably prosecuted for acts related to narcotics and the father for violent theft.
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