By Richard Torné
The case of a teenager who took his mother to court for confiscating his mobile phone has highlighted a loophole in the law which potentially allows children to denounce parents over seemingly trivial issues.
The 15-year-old boy lodged a complaint against his mother, identified as 37-year-old María Angustias, claiming he had been the victim of abuse after she confiscated his mobile phone for refusing to study.
Following a medical examination of the child which concluded that the boy had suffered an injury to his hand in the incident, the prosecutor pressed for a trial and asked for the woman to be jailed for nine months.
