On Monday, a Paraguayan couple were detained on suspicion of mistreating their 18 month old baby after paediatricians at the Hospital Materno Infantil in Málaga considered bruising on the baby to be consistent with possible abuse. Following standard protocol in such cases, the doctors notified the police of their suspicions.
At their court appearance yesterday, the judge issued a restraining order against the father of the baby and ordered him to be placed in the Detention Centre for Foreigners pending expulsion from the country. The mother was not charged with abuse and was released.