More than 24 hours after the bodies of one mother and her son were found lifeless inside an apartment in El Rodadero, in Santa Martathe case continues surrounded by uncertainty. The Prosecutor ruled out that it was a accidental deathbut it still does not establish whether both were victims of a homicide or if it was a suicide.
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Added to this panorama is a fact that has caught the attention of researchers: no one has come forward to claim the bodies of Benjamín Bautista Piloneta22 years old, and Sonia Imelda Piloneta Tapias53, who remain in Legal Medicine while the judicial proceedings progress.
The authorities consider that the silence from their relatives and the little information about the life they led in Santa Marta make it difficult to rebuild What happened inside the apartment where they were found dead.
A letter changed course of the case
The director of the Magdalena Sectional Prosecutor’s Office, Manuel Murilloconfirmed to EL TIEMPO that during the judicial inspection a letter next to the bodies.
The two lifeless bodies were found in this building located in El Rodadero. Photo:Social networks
That document led researchers to rule out the hypothesis of an accidental death. However, far from solving the case, opened new lines of research.
“We seek to determine if it is a original document or if it was something created for some purpose. The truth is that everything is verification matter“Murillo said.
Researchers seek to establish who wrote the document, when was it made and if really reflects what happened before the death of both people.
Homicide or suicide: the answer follows Legal Medicine
Although one of the hypotheses suggests that mother and son had ingested a toxic substancethe Prosecutor’s Office insists that any conclusion will depend on the scientific results.
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“The Forensic Medicine tests and the forensic studies must determine the circumstances and what caused the death,” explained Murillo.
The toxicological tests will be decisive to establish what substance did they consumeif there was third party intervention and what was the true cause of death.
The computers and cell phones they also speak
The investigation is already extended to the digital world.
The Forensic experts review the computer and cell phones found in the apartment for reconstruct the last hours of Benjamín and Sonia.
Authorities hope to find messages, internet searches, calls or conversations that allow understand the context prior to the deaths.
“He cell phone and computer are also subject to review and will help us clarify this unfortunate case from every point of view,” said Murillo.
They lived in silence and almost no one knew them
The research also allowed clarify one of the first questions of the case.
Although both were natives of Bogotá, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that they were not on vacation in Santa Marta.
mother and son They had settled in the city approximately six months and rented an apartment in The Rodadero to live there.
El Rodadero is a tourist area of Santa Marta. Photo:Kronos Agency
Benjamín worked virtually and it was who supported his mother financially.
The neighbors remember that they wore a completely reserved life.
“They were people friendly, but they spoke very little. They only said hello and didn’t have much conversation,” said a resident of the building.
His discretion was such that few knew details about their history or about the reasons that led them to settle in Santa Marta.
He Mystery also surrounds the family
Another aspect that keeps the Prosecutor’s questions open is the absolute absence of family members.
Until this Wednesday, no person had gone to Forensic Medicine to claim the bodies or ask about them.
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The authorities were able to establish that the victims had roots in Bogotá and Santanderbut the Efforts to locate close relatives have not yet produced results.
“We were able to establish that they are people with roots in Santander and Bogotábut no contact with family has been possible. He husband and father of the young man is deceasedjust like the lady’s parents“explained Manuel Murillo.
