Death of Emilio in Alenya: “There are no statistics on violence against children!”

This Sunday, approximately 500 people participated in the white march to pay tribute to Emilio, this 14 year old teenager who died of severe beatings. His body was found last Thursday, October 24 in the house where he lived, in Alénya, with his mother, his stepfather and his little sister. The mother and stepfather have since been placed in pre-trial detention and indicted for murder.

Invited this Monday by France Bleu Roussillon, Jean-Louis Gérente, the president of the Perpignan association “Childhood in danger, dare to speak” denounces this morning “the taboo“concerning violence against children.”There are no official statistics on child abuse and child deaths related to abuse. Everyone deplores it. There have been studies but they are sometimes contested. In 2016, the National Child Protection Office counted 111 deaths but since…”

Jean-Louis Gérente also denounces the falling budgets for child protection associations. “Our budgets for the Pyrénées-Orientales department and the Perpignan town hall have been greatly reduced.“