The death of the Tintin boy during his father’s meeting shift has attracted attention in Sweden. As a result of the incident, children are required to have the right not to meet a parent who is feared to be dangerous.
In Luleå, Sweden, a father is suspected of killing his 8-year-old child during this appointment. A Swedish newspaper reported on the matter Expressen (you switch to another service).
The suspected family death has attracted a lot of attention and caused concerned citizens to demand a change in the law regarding parents’ visitation rights.
A demonstration was organized in the family’s hometown Luleå on Sunday, where the decision-makers were required to take action to change the law to take into account children’s rights, if the child’s mental or physical health could be at risk.
Mothers, who are afraid that a violent man will harm their children during the nursing shift, have expressed their concern about visitation rights.
The Tintin boy’s aunt has opened the #lexTintin account on Instagram, where the child is required to have the right not to meet a parent whom he does not want or dares to go to. The update has collected almost 50,000 likes.
– There must be an amendment to the law, where the child’s rights come before the parent’s visitation rights. A child should not have to die, even if the social authorities, school, relatives and neighbors have expressed their concerns for years.
– The rights of the child must be prioritized. This has to stop, one of the organizers of the demonstration said Linda Karlsson commented to Expressen on Sunday.
Demonstrators placed funeral candles in front of the social welfare office and held a moment of silence in Tintin’s memory.