The company OrdersNow lamented the murder of a delivery man occurred on Monday night, after a driver He got out of his car and attacked him with a screwdriver..
In a statement accessed The Observer, OrdersHe already pointed out that contacted the delivery man’s family —who worked for the company since four years ago– for provide “support” and “collaboration”“.
On the other hand, the company assured that will make “spaces for conversation and containment” available to other workers.
“We will soon be calling for new bodies, advised by professionals, to listen to their concerns, provide emotional support and work together on tools for coexistence and safety“adds the writing.
The company also made itself available to collaborate with the authorities and provide information “necessary for the clarification of the investigation“.
The murdered delivery driver was 62 years old and was traveling in Colonia and Cuareim, around 7:20 p.m. when the attack occurred.
The driver of a car and this delivery man, of Venezuelan origin, began an argument that ended with the latter being stabbed. According to the media report, the weapon wielded by the attacker it was a screwdriver.
Sources from the Montevideo Police Headquarters confirmed that the injury was caused by a “sharp object” in the abdomen.
The statement from the spokesperson for the PedidosYa workers union
Given the death of the delivery driver, the PedidosYa workers union called for a mobilization in Plaza Independencia. From there, Juan Pintos, spokesperson for the group, spoke with the media and called for the State to act. “We consider it important that the State and its departments do your job“he claimed.
After this, he assured that the delivery drivers receive threats daily from drivers who circulate “armed”. “There is a significant number of people who drive a vehicle who carry nothing more than a knife, but with firearms“, he denounced.
“There are many times when we, who do this job, pass a vehicle and the person approaches us and threatens us with a firearm“he added.
Regarding the deceased, Pintos defined him as a person “responsible, pleasant” and a “excellent father”. “There will hardly be anyone who speaks ill of this colleague,” he asserted.
The spokesperson later called not to take the homicide as a “isolated event that happened to an immigrant”since it reflects what “it is happening in Montevideo society”.
“What else has to happen for the State to take the necessary action? and all the people who commit this type of crimes are punished with the full force of the law and that it is not, look, we are going to put a shackle on you and you go home?” he asked.
