The The Public Ministry investigates an “express kidnapping” of which a 14-year-old adolescent was the victim last Tuesday, January 18, in broad daylight, through the streets of the Providencia district, in the northeastern area of Greater Santiago.
The incident occurred in the surroundings of the Inés de Suárez Metro (Line 6). A man “followed him, looked at him”, before which the minor “hastened the march along the south sidewalk, entered a place to try to mislead him, but still followed him”, he began by recounting Luis, father of the young man, in a report by T13.
The teenager “was there for a moment and left quickly.” Meanwhile, the subject and other guys “also entered the pizzeria for a moment and went out with him (…) He sped up the pace and More or less past the Inés de Suárez park they approached him“The father continued.
A witness said he saw a taller man holding the minor by the shoulders. “He had it attached, the boy did not hug him. I walked over and took a good look at the guy. He had an evil look. That’s where the alarm went off“, he expressed. Moments later a white vehicle without license plate, where the teenager was uploaded, assured. After that, he notified Citizen Security.
Luis explained that his son “They searched his backpack, they took his clothes, his cell phone, his soccer shoes and immediately he sent me a WhatsApp telling me that he needed 100 thousand pesos“, money that – according to that text – was allegedly to pay a friend whose cell phone he had broken.
done the transaction, the subjects went to Purisima bridge, in the heart of Santiago, where they released the minor after holding him for more than one hour.
“We must be attentive to this type of crime, but we have information that this is a one-time event“, responded in the report the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Rodrigo Delgado.
The aforementioned medium tried to contact the Eastern Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office, but from it they chose to refer to the fact because it involves a minor. The investigative diligence is carried out by the Police OS9.