After more than two years of searching, Leida Castillo managed to reunite with her daughter in Bogotá. However, the concern returned when he returned to the hostel where the teacher was staying and did not find her. “This morning I returned to the hostel where three days ago I came to look for my daughter and today she was not there”said the woman.
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The situation was revealed during an interview on the program ‘Beyond Silence’, directed by Rafael Poveda. Vanessa Ríos, Arleth’s cousin, and journalist Sergio García, from ‘Impacto News’, also participated in the space, sharing details of the discovery and the moments the family experienced after the long-awaited meeting.
It all started when a friend of Fernando’s, the teacher’s brother, sent him a photograph in which Arleth appeared. After recognizing her, the family contacted Vanessa, who lives in Bogotá and decided to look for her near the National Museum. There he managed to see her while walking through the area and, excited, he approached her to hug her.
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The emotional moment in which the mother managed to reunite with Arlette in Bogotá
However, the match was more difficult than expected. Vanessa said that her cousin didn’t want to stop and asked for her phone number so they could talk later. “She wanted to keep walking”he recalled. Finally, he accompanied her to the pagoda where she was staying, but he could not get her to allow him to enter with her.
Faced with this situation, Leida traveled to Bogotá to look for her personally. When he arrived at the establishment, the manager initially did not allow him to enter. Therefore, she decided to approach the room and resort to a childhood memory so that her daughter would recognize her. “So that she would recognize me, I knocked on her door and sang her a song that I had always sung to her since I was a baby.”he related.
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After a few minutes, Arleth opened the door, greeted her mother, and they both hugged each other. Afterwards they shared a moment together and went out to buy some desserts that the teacher liked. Leida recalled that reaction with emotion: “She was very effusive, quite effusive, and she hugged me.”. However, he explained that there are also times when his daughter suddenly walks away.
For his part, the journalist Sergio Garciawho shared several hours with Arleth, He described her as an intelligent and educated woman.. “I found a brilliant woman, very intelligent, very educated”he stated. In addition, she clarified that, although she walks for a good part of the day with several bags and her appearance can generate other impressions, stays in a pagoda and he doesn’t live on the street.
Given this panorama, Leida seeks support from the authorities and from the EPS so that her daughter can receive a professional assessment. “We need help, for someone to value her without the need for her to go, because she is not going to do it”. The mother assured that will remain in Bogotá hoping to see her again and find a way to accompany her, well afraid of losing contact again with her.
KATHERINE BRAVO HERNÁNDEZ
DIGITAL SCOPE EDITORIAL
THE TIME
