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SEXUAL ASSAULT

Swedish preschoolers accused of sex crimes

A young girl was reportedly sexually assaulted by a group of six-year-olds at a school in Härnösand in the north of Sweden this week.

Seven children allegedly held and threatened the six-year-old girl before forcing her to undress and degrading her in different ways.

“It is so terrible I can hardly talk about it,” the girl’s father told the local Allehanda newspaper.

“I don’t understand how such young people can be so evil,” he added.

The girl was very upset after the incident. She received medical attention and was left with bruises, cuts and a split lip. According to her father she is in a “deep crisis”.

The alleged assault was reported to the police as sexual molestation. The police referred the case to social services as the accused are under 15.

It is not clear which measures have been taken to support the girl since officials have refused to make any statements.

“I neither want to nor can I say anything,” Lisbet Sander, head of individual and family care in the Härnösand municipality, told news agency TT.

“We are trying to find out what happened by talking to the pupils involved and with the parents,” the school principal said.

The girl’s father said that one of the reasons she feels bad is because a teacher at the school asked why she had not screamed when she was attacked.

“Now she feels guilty for not having screamed, despite the fact that the other children threatened her with violence,” said the father.

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CHILDREN

What names do foreign nationals give their babies in Switzerland?

Each year for more than three decades, the Federal Statistical Office has been publishing the first names of infants born in Switzerland the previous year. It seems that foreigners favour names that are typical of their national background.

What names do foreign nationals give their babies in Switzerland?
Foreigners give their babies names that reflect their nationality. Photo by Keira Burton from Pexels

As The Local reported on Wednesday, the most popular names for newborn girls born in Switzerland in 2020 were Mia, Emma, and Mila.

For boys, Noah took the top spot, ahead of Liam and Matteo.

REVEALED: The most popular baby name in each Swiss canton

But what about the most popular names among various nationalities living in Switzerland?

The answers come from the same study.

Italy

The top name for boys of Italian parents is Giuseppe, followed by Antonio and Francesco. For girls, Maria is in the first place, Anna in the second, and Francesca in the third.

Portugal

There are many Portuguese immigrants living in Switzerland and, like their Italian counterparts, they like to give their children traditional names: José, Carlos and Manuel for boys, and Maria, Ana, and Sandra for girls.

Spain

Spanish names are similar to those of Portuguese babies.

José, Juan and Jose are most popular boy names, while Maria, Ana and Laura are in the top three spots for the girls.

Turkey

Most boys of Turkish descent are named Mehmet, Ali, and Mustafa. Among girls, Fatma, Ayse, and Elif dominate.

Kosovo

Arben, Vallon, and Bekim are top names for boys, and Fatime, Shquipe, and Merite for girls.

Macedonia

Bekim is in the first place for boys, followed by Muhamed and Fatmir. Among girls, Fatimr is in the lead, Sara in the second place, and Emine in the third.

Serbia

Aleksandar, Dragan and Nicola take the first three spots. For the girls, Jelena, Maria and Snezana are at the top.

Can you give your baby any name you want?

Not in Switzerland, you can’t. It’s important to keep in mind that the cantonal registry offices, where new births must be announced, don’t have to accept very unusual names.

Several years ago, for instance, a Zurich court ruled that parents can’t name their infant daughter ‘J’.

In another case, a couple in the canton of Bern were ordered to change the name of their newborn son because their choice – Jessico – was considered too feminine. 

Several names have been forbidden in Switzerland, including Judas, Chanel, Paris and Mercedes. 

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