José Lucas Diaz Barreto, a former participant in the Brazilian reality show Fazenda, has been arrested on suspicion of beating his five-year-old son. The incident took place in the Nova Cidade area of San Goncalo, Brazil.
According to globethe child was admitted to a hospital in São Gonçalo with a fractured shoulder, injuries and abrasions to his mouth and nose, as well as bruises on his body and cigarette marks on his legs.
The child’s behavior aroused distrust among the hospital doctors, who referred her to social workers on suspicion of aggression and abuse. According to the nurses of the first-aid post, Jose Lucas even threatened his son when he realized that he could inform on him.
At the police station, a 34-year-old man denied the assault and stated that the child had broken his shoulder while playing.
OUR globe it also states that prosecutors requested the arrest of José Lucas based on the child’s injuries and behavior.