An infant has been subjected to serious abuse, the Public Prosecutor’s Office confirms. Both parents have been arrested in Västerås in connection with the incident.
– Bthe root classification is extremely serious abuse and it applies to an infant, says Andreas Enbuske at the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s press service.
A five- to six-month-old infant has been subjected to particularly severe abuse, according to information given to TV4 Nyheterna. The child is in intensive care, but the exact extent of the injury is currently unknown, according to the same information.
Both parents of the child were arrested in Västerås on Friday, confirms Andreas Enbuske at the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s press service.
– Two parents are arrested and the crime classification is extremely serious assault and it then applies to an infant. Both parents are arrested on probable cause, says Andreas Enbuske.
On Sunday, an arrest petition was submitted to the Västmanland District Court regarding both parents.