Charges of child abuse filed against aunt in Ondrej case

Charges of child abuse have been filed against the aunt of a little boy named Ondrej discovered to have been kept naked, bound and in the dark. Katerina Mauerova was arrested on Thursday, two week's after her sister Klara, the boy's mother, was taken into custody.

Social Affairs Minister Pavel Necas has filed a criminal complaint against whoever made public Ondrej's testimony to social workers. Mr Necas said the leak seriously violated the pledge of confidentiality and the protection of personal data. The minister also said he had ordered a thorough investigation of a complicated case which has gripped the country.

Both Mauerova sisters could face up to eight years in jail if found guilty of abusing the boy. Police are also searching for a 34-year-old woman who may have posed as Klara Mauerova's 13-year-old "daughter".