A apparent kidnapping case was reported from the area of Cañadita, Nemby. According to the first information, a man who arrived from the neighborhood Saxony of Asuncion Accompanied by a woman, he was forcibly taken away by unknown from the inside of a commercial premises.
The criminals ambushed after setting up an apparent false offer selling of a vehicle through the platform Facebook Marketplace.
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The event, which is already under investigation by the National Police and the 58th Central Police Stationwas recorded in full in the security cameras of the establishment where the victim tried to take refuge.
The kidnapping sequence on video
The clock on the supermarket’s security cameras showed 7:03 p.m. when the speed of the attack was unleashed. The images show the exact moment in which the couple arrived in a hurry on board a motorcycle. Behind them, a white car stuck with flashing lights lit.
The couple quickly got off the bike and entered the business premises seeking shelter. However, two armed men ran in after them; One of the attackers was wearing a blue and brown jacket.
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In a matter of seconds, the strangers overpowered the man, They took him outside the premisesthey forced him into the white car and fled.
Apparently ambushed by an internet offer
The deputy chief of the intervening police station, the commissioner Octavio Nogueraconfirmed to ABC Color that the victim and her partner They were carrying a large sum of cash. The purpose of the trip was to buy a car black toyota that they had seen offered in Marketplace.
Upon arriving at the meeting point agreed upon with the supposed seller, the couple realized that It was a cobblestone street, very dark and desolate.. Faced with the danger, they decided to abort the business, spoke briefly with some neighbors and left the site.
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It was on that flight path that white car began to follow them closely. In the face of fear, They stopped at the supermarket to ask for help, where the kidnapping finally took place.
“Apparently there is something else.”
The National Police keeps several investigative fronts open to determine the whereabouts of the man and the identity of the captors.
A striking detail provided by the supermarket witnesses states that the victim apparently knew or tried to mediate with his captors at the time of the struggle.
“We are in the middle of the investigative stage with the people from Investigations. A witness at the scene mentioned that the victim even spoke to the alleged perpetrators and he said to them: ‘Che forgivemina‘There was a direct interaction before they put him in the car,’ explained Commissioner Noguera.
Until now, the victim’s relatives they did not receive any phone call requesting ransom money, so it is suspected that It would not be an extortive kidnapping.
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“My children were left in the middle of the armed attackers”
Paola Gonzalezowner of the supermarket where the attack occurred, said the minutes of terror that were experienced inside their business and the deep psychological impact that the event left on his family. The merchant explained that she and her partner arrived at the store just moments after the abduction, finding the front of the business completely packed with shocked neighbors and customers.
“The first thing customers told us was: A client was kidnapped, they wanted to rob them“González commented. However, her main urgency was to look for her young children, who were inside the establishment at the time of the break-in and were direct witnesses of the violent episode. “They were crying and told me: Mom, some people came with guns and took another person. They are super scared; “They took the worst part because they are creatures and they didn’t know how to cope with that,” lament.
security cameras
By carefully reviewing the closed circuit recordings To reconstruct what happened, the owner was able to verify the coldness with which the captors acted. According to his description, it is observed how the victim and his partner were already fleeing while they were closely followed by the white Toyota Auris car. Upon arriving at the supermarket, the driver of the motorcycle lost control and ended up hitting a wall. After throwing the bicycle, he desperately tried to take refuge inside the premises.
“One of the criminals got down and stayed outside as if acting as a bell, but the other entered behind the boy,” González explained.
In that moment of confusion, the owner’s children were trapped in the shelving arealeaving one of them in the middle of the struggle while the criminals already They pointed their firearms.
“In a moment, the subject falls and the captor picks him up at gunpoint. There they bring him in screaming “Jahá, Jahá, Jahá!” (come on, come on, come on), while our cashiers heard the victim begging She, forgive me!“said the owner of the premises.
Finally, the merchant mentioned a detail that caught her attention when watching the videos: after the kidnapping took place, the woman accompanying the victim desperately asked those present to call the police, but, despite the fact that she was using her own cell phone, He did not make any phone calls at that time..
González also confirmed that the criminals escaped from the parking lot at very high speed and that Neither the victims nor the attackers are regular customers or well-known people in the area..
