The Cuban government confirms that abused children have been transferred to a home for minors without parental care

The authorities confirmed that the children involved in a child abuse case circulated through a video on social media have been moved to a home for minors without parental care.

According to the government statement released this Tuesday, in that setting they will stay together and will be cared for by specialized personnel, with the aim of minimizing the psychological impact of the incident.

The decision was made following the activation of the corresponding protocol and is part of an inter-institutional operation that involved the social policy group of the territory, Education, the Prosecutor's Office, and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) of Holguín, in coordination with the province of Ciego de Ávila, the family's place of origin.

The official report states that the mother, Elizabeth González Díaz, and the stepfather, Diosdado González Martínez, engaged in actions constituting child abuse and that the episode depicted in the video is not recent.

It also indicates that the occurrence of the events and the inappropriate and habitual way in which the mother related to her children to "correct" them were not previously known, behavior that resulted in an excessive measure against the girl for which she will have to answer criminally.

As the investigation progresses, González Díaz and González Martínez are being charged with the alleged crime of “Other Acts Contrary to the Integral Development of Minors”.

The authorities warned that, based on the results of the investigations, it will be assessed whether it is appropriate to assign additional charges.

Uncontrolled violence

This Sunday, this case of child abuse provoked outrage in Cuba as it spread virally on social media.

In the images, a mother was seen brutally beating her young daughter with a stick. The minor, tied up in the yard, ended up bloodied and terrified.

Specialists agree that child abuse in Cuba often has cultural and familial roots.

Many parents replicate authoritarian parenting models that they experienced in their childhood, and even today, the use of violence as an educational method is still normalized.

Violence often originates in the home itself, in contexts of poverty, stress, gender violence, or alcoholism.

So far in 2025, hospitals in Matanzas have received four children who are victims of abuse. This figure surpasses the three cases reported throughout 2024, reflecting a concerning increase in this issue.