Casablanca Mother Cites Troubled Past in Child Endangerment Case

Married for ten years, the 33-year-old woman, prosecuted for attempted voluntary manslaughter, told the judge that she had been a victim of domestic violence and lived in chronic anxiety, due to the daily household scenes.

When questioned about the motives for her act, the woman limited herself to shedding a few tears before the Court, murmuring that she no longer remembers it.

A social investigation ordered by the Court had revealed the disjointed and difficult childhood of the accused. Deprived of maternal love, her mother having abandoned her at a young age, she had been raised by her grandmother and aunt, who had never enrolled her in school.

The hearing was postponed to April 6.