Johnny Luis Quevedo Inza was detained in Holguín on charges of brutally assaulting his two-year-old stepson.
The event was reported by the independent platform Nio reporting a crime and later confirmed by the official page Cazador Cazado in its Facebook posts.
The events reportedly occurred in the Hilda Torres neighborhood, in the municipality of Holguín, where the man allegedly struck the minor and, after the assault, placed him in a tank of water under circumstances described as an attempt to take his life.
The child was transferred to the Pediatric Hospital “Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja,” the main pediatric reference center in eastern Cuba, where he remains hospitalized.
According to a collaborator from the Cazador Cazado page present at the medical center, "his life is not in danger."
However, new reports received by Nio regarding a crime point to an even more serious situation.
An anonymous source reported that the hospitalized minor had multiple bruises on his body and around his eyes, and that he had not been able to undergo surgery "due to a state of malnutrition and low hemoglobin levels."
The same source indicated that the mother had another child, four years old, who also would have been a victim of physical abuse by Quevedo Inza, including cigarette burns on the body on several occasions.
The mother herself would have also suffered domestic violence at the hands of the detainee, showing bruises and swelling around the eyes, according to the same testimony.
Another element that must be verified by the authorities is the criminal record of the accused: the source confirmed that Quevedo Inza was recently released from prison after a case related to the assault of another young man with a sharp weapon.
After the incident, the man fled and was actively sought by the police until he was located and apprehended in the afternoon on Saturday.
The case adds to a series of incidents of child abuse in Cuba that have generated public outrage, primarily reported through independent platforms on social media due to the lack of coverage by official media.
In March, a baby was rescued in Camagüey suffering from malnutrition and signs of abuse, which led to the arrest of the mother.
In October 2025, the police arrested a mother and her partner in Holguín after a video went viral showing them beating a 10-year-old girl with a stick. Months earlier, a mother and a stepfather were prosecuted for homicide in Matanzas following the death of a two-year-old boy showing signs of abuse.
In light of this new case, the pro-government platform Cazador Cazado issued a call for reflection: "We urge parents, family members, or guardians to seek alternatives and solutions without resorting to mistreatment or aggression, whether physical or verbal."
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