Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales's mother on hunger strike over her son's treatment
In a desperate move, the mother of Spain's football chief has locked herself in a church in southern Spain and declared a hunger strike, as prosecutors open an investigation into his conduct.
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00:00 The mother of Spain's football chief has sought sanctuary in a church as Spanish prosecutors
00:06 announce they're opening a preliminary investigation of alleged sexual assault over the kiss Luis
00:12 Rubiales gave Jenny Hermoso at the World Cup.
00:15 "There is harassment and derision that is not fair. Her mother, who is a very religious
00:22 person, has taken refuge in God, has taken a hunger strike, she doesn't want to leave
00:29 her family. We are suffering a lot because of him. It's not fair what's happening."
00:35 But the player Jenny Hermoso insists she did not consent to the kiss, a stance that is
00:40 backed by her team-mates and some government ministers. Although Luis Rubiales later apologised
00:46 to the player, he has refused to bow to mounting pressure to resign over the issue, claiming
00:52 there was nothing forced about the kiss.
00:56 (applause)
00:58 (whooshing)