The 47-year-old is alleged to have been carrying out his weekly shopping trip at the Carrefour store on Avenue des Frères Lumière in Lyon, in the Rhône-Alpes region, with his daughter, five, and son, 10.
They then passed by the toys and games section of the supermarket and the children immediately spotted a brand new Lego City pack that had just been released. They asked their father if they could have the item, but he refused to purchase it.
The children began to beg for the item to be purchased, but the father stood his ground and continued to refuse to buy the new set, telling his children that they already had too much stuff.
The man, who has not been named, then reasonably referenced to his children a similar instance the previous week where he had bought them a Lego City pack and they were "bored with it after not even five minutes".
Witness reports state that the children then told their father that this was not the case this time and they would not get bored with this Lego City set.
The man then proceeded to ignore the children's pleas and resumed his shopping. Onlookers in the store were disgusted that the father had refused to purchase the toy for his children and called the police who swiftly arrested him at his home in Lyon.
The father immediately admitted to police that he had refused to purchase the toy and he was taken to custody.
According to local reports, he was formally charged with child cruelty by depriving a child of a new toy they desperately want and appeared before the cour d'assises (Assize Court) in Lyon yesterday.
The man then proceeded to ignore the children's pleas and resumed his shopping. Onlookers in the store were disgusted that the father had refused to purchase the toy for his children and called the police who swiftly arrested him at his home in Lyon.
The father immediately admitted to police that he had refused to purchase the toy and he was taken to custody.
According to local reports, he was formally charged with child cruelty by depriving a child of a new toy they desperately want and appeared before the cour d'assises (Assize Court) in Lyon yesterday.
Luckily he was spared prison, instead given a €50,000 fine and ordered to do 300 hours of community service. He must also purchase the new Lego City set in question for his children and pay them both €5,000 in compensation respectively.
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