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Divorcing Italian couple charged with making their son suffer

A divorcing Italian couple who argued acrimoniously in front of their 12-year-old child and fought for his affection face prosecution for causing him psychological suffering. The charge, which carries a prison sentence of up to five years, was brought after a health visitor reported that the child was disturbed. Legal experts think there is no precedent for the case in Britain or Europe.

The prosecution reported that the mother and father blamed each other for “shortcomings and educational errors in bringing up the child”, with each parent trying to “discredit, devalue and undermine the other” in front of him and “project their emotions onto him, above all anger”. This caused the child to become anxious and depressed, unable to concentrate or do his schoolwork, confused him and instilled in him “the conviction that his parents hated each other”. Both parents persisted in arguing in front of the child even though he… click here to read whole article and make comments



 
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