A 9-year-old boy was discovered locked in his father’s van in eastern France, malnourished, and unable to walk. The child was rescued after a neighbor in the village of Hagenbach alerted the police. The boy was found naked and covered with a blanket on a pile of trash inside the van. The father claimed he placed the boy in the van to prevent him from being sent to a psychiatric hospital. Both the father and his partner are now facing initial charges based on this incident.
(Guardians need to be responsible for the well-being of their children always. This incident highlights the importance of being vigilant towards signs of child neglect or abuse.)
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