Witness gets emotional remembering girl being kicked by father in Paraná: 'What will happen to this child's life?'

Man who intervened after father kicked daughter in PR says he acted on instinct Businessman José Fernandes gets emotional remembering the three-year-old child being kicked by his father. He witnessed the scene that was recorded in Francisco Beltrão, in the Southwest of Paraná. "We get indignant, because we're not used to seeing this kind of thing. It's very sad. We see ourselves as fathers at that moment, you know? For a child, the father is their mirror, he's the man in their life. [...]", he recalled, emotionally. José owns a gym that is close to the place where the attack took place. It was he who decided to look for images from security cameras that had captured the scene. Watch above. ? Follow g1 Foz do Iguaçu and region on WhatsApp The images recorded on Sunday (5) show the father walking with the girl and another son, aged five. At one point, he stops and kicks his daughter, who falls to the ground. Seconds later, José approaches, opens his arms and tries to intervene, but is confronted by the man. In an interview with RPC, a TV Globo affiliate in Paraná, the personal trainer said he acted out of "a father's instinct" and the indignation he felt upon seeing the aggression. José saw the man attacking his daughter and went to the man to intervene. Reproduction/RPC However, José reported that he was very concerned about the girl's safety and, therefore, decided to be cautious during that approach. "Some people asked me 'why didn't you hit him?' [...]. I tell people, 'but, guys, the child is already going through that situation there. And then see her father, who hit her, rolling on the floor with another guy hitting her? What will happen to this child's life?'", he asked, emotionally. More about the case: Mother found out about the case on social media Father said he kicked his daughter because she was crying Man is investigated for bodily harm Assault was caught on security cameras Man was filmed kicking his three-year-old daughter on the street. Reproduction In a statement to the Civil Police, the father said he kicked the girl because she was crying. He was heard this Wednesday (8) and his name was not officially released. g1 tries to identify his defense. According to the delegate, the man appeared at the police station without a lawyer. In testimony, he cried and said he regretted what he did. Father is investigated for bodily injury Father is caught kicking three-year-old daughter, in Paraná An investigation has been opened and the man will be charged with the crime of bodily injury, according to police chief Anderson Andrei. After being interviewed, the man was not arrested because there was no act. The case reached the police on Tuesday (7), two days after the attack. In situations of bodily injury, the act is characterized when the crime is being committed or has just happened, therefore the possibility of arrest for being caught when the crime does not continue. The assault also began to be investigated based on a police report registered by the girl's mother, who only found out about the crime after seeing the images on social media. "Initially, now, the Civil Police's biggest concern was with the well-being of the child, how to guarantee the child's safety and formalize requests for urgent protective measures [...]", the delegate also said. The protective measures cited by the delegate are in favor of the girl, her brother and the mother who made the complaint. The Guardianship Council was also contacted and is monitoring the case. Violent practices A Datafolha survey, commissioned by the Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation, interviewed 2,206 people across Brazil and identified the disciplinary strategies used by caregivers. According to the survey, 29% of those interviewed admitted to using violent practices, such as spanking and pinching children up to 3 years old. The survey also shows that 58% of those interviewed say they punish the child and 43% report shouting or fighting as a form of discipline. Read also: Investigation: Hairdresser is found dead, without clothes and with signs of strangulation, in PR Surprise: Woman seeks treatment for kidney stone, discovers pregnancy and gives birth Fraud: Municipal secretary suspected of favoring her sister's company in bidding is reported Most watched videos on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 Paraná.