This Tuesday September 15authorities reported the discovery of the lifeless body of a minor in a sewer from the Juan José Rondón neighborhood, in the town of Ciudad Bolívar, south of Bogotá.
According to preliminary information, Bogotá firefighters and CTI officials of the Prosecutor’s Office They went to the scene to remove the body.
The youngest would be between 10 and 12 years old. The case became known after the community alert the authorities through the emergency line 123.
The Police reported that the community alerted about the discovery through line 123. Photo:iStock
This is how the discovery of the minor’s body was reported in Ciudad Bolívar
The lieutenant colonel Carlos Torrescommander of the Ciudad Bolívar Police Stationpointed out that uniformed officers assigned to the CAI San Francisco They answered the call and found the body.
“It is in the JJ Rondón neighborhood of the town of Ciudad Bolívar, where uniformed officers assigned to the CAI San Francisco go in response to the community’s call to the emergency line 123where a lifeless body of a minor is found inside a water conduit“said Torres.
For now, No data has been disclosed that would allow establishing the identity of the minor. nor are the circumstances under which his death occurred publicly known.
🚨 They find the body of a minor in a sewer in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá
The authorities reported the discovery of the lifeless body of a minor inside a sewer, in the town of Ciudad Bolívar, in the south of Bogotá.
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Prosecutor’s Office investigates the death of the minor and hands the case to the UENNA
The Prosecutor’s Office informed EL TIEMPO that, after the discovery, the urgent acts and the delivery of the body to Forensic Medicine is carried out. Subsequently, the investigation will be carried out in the Bunker of the Prosecutor’s Office for the Special Investigation Unit of Crimes against Children and Adolescents (UENNA).
This department will be in charge of the investigations to clarify the facts and establish the causes of death.
Torres explained that the procedure It is developed in a coordinated manner between the authorities and the investigating entity.
“Immediately We are working in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office and the CTI to establish the causes of the minor’s death,” said the commander.
Bogotá firefighters and the CTI carried out the removal of the minor’s body. Photo:Facebook: @Subaalternativa
Councilor of Bogotá Rocío Dussán asked to clarify the case of the minor
After knowing the discovery, the Councilor of Bogotá Rocío Dussán made a call to the Attorney General’s Office, National Police and the other competent authorities to clarify the facts and determine if there were those responsible.
Through his official X account, Dussán asked that “every last detail of this case” be clarified and what happened determined. Furthermore, he stated: “If there were culprits, we demand the full weight of the law“.
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The councilor also called on the Ombudsman’s Office, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) and the other competent entities to continue the Search for children and adolescents reported missing.
In his statement, Dussán also pointed out that “between January and June 2026 there were 339 children and adolescents murdered“, a figure attributed to Forensic Medicine.
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