Mauro Icardi accused of lightly injuring his daughter

Former Galatasaray and Argentina striker Mauro Icardi has been accused of causing minor injuries to his 11-year-old daughter. The incident took place on November 6 in the La Isla residential area on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

The girl sent messages asking her mother for help, after which her mother contacted police. Officers who arrived at the scene spoke with the footballer’s former wife, Wanda Nara. Nara said her former partner had “scolded” their daughter. The child left the house on her own and went into her mother’s care.

Julio Petrucci, a prosecutor with the office tasked with combating gender-based violence, has opened an investigation into the alleged injuries. He ordered a forensic medical examination of the minor and informed Icardi that a case had been opened against him.

The footballer went to the prosecutor’s office on November 12 to give a statement, accompanied by his lawyers. In a statement, the defense said the investigation was based on only one version of events. “We are not asking for special treatment. We are demanding equal treatment,” the lawyers said, according to Infobae.