Thursday, June 16, 2016

Protective mom goes on hunger strike to protest losing child custody to violent father (Cascais, Spain)

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http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/cascais-mother-on-hunger-strike-after-losing-children-to-violent-father/38534


Cascais mother on hunger strike after losing children to violent father


in News · 15-06-2016 07:43:00 ·


The mother of two young children who has again lost custody of her two young children to their violent father is today starting a hunger strike outside the Cascais courthouse.


Ana Maximiano decided to launch this form of protest after the court decided to extend the father’s custody, aged 2 and 3, by an additional six months. The father had previously been given a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence for domestic violence.


But according to the mother’s lawyer, the court renewed the custody arrangements as they reportedly do not have access to a social services report which states that while the father seems calm, the children should stay with him as he loses control and becomes violent.