Slap gets father child abuse record

An Italian who chastised his 12-year-old son in public while on holiday in Sweden has been found guilty of child abuse.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2011 - 18:52

An Italian who chastised his 12-year-old son in public while on holiday in Sweden has been found guilty of child abuse.

Stockholm District Court said Giovanni Colasante, an official from the southern Italian town of Canosa di Puglia, “intentionally inflicted pain on his son by pulling him by the hair” for about five seconds during an argument in Stockholm.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Sweden Place: Canosa di Puglia Place: Stockholm Place: Italy Place: southern Europe Person: Giovanni Colasante Person: Colasante Person: Italians Organisation: Stockholm District Court Organisation: RAI Organisation: Ombudsman for Children

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