the man and she had two

In Houston, United States, Angela Martineza Colombian who is a mother of two children, She was murdered by her ex-partner, who shot her three times and later took his own life.. The event has shocked Latinos in this North American territory.

The family of the 36-year-old victim asks for help from the National Government to repatriate the body and bring the minors to Colombia.

Ángela Martínez had been living in the United States for more than a year. She traveled to that country with the same dream as many other compatriots who migrate: new job opportunities and economic growth.

Ángela Martínez, mother of two children

Photo:Facebook: Angela Martínez

His relationship with his ex-partner was stormy and her relatives stated that she had been attacked on several occasions by the man. Even Víctor Martínez, brother of the victim, told EL TIEMPO that they “no longer had anything” and suffers from the cruel murder of Ángela.

The feminicide and the young Colombian woman maintained constant communication because of the children they had in common, a 6-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy.who now remain in the care of an uncle after being orphaned.

According to what the victim’s brother, who was with her in the United States, told EL TIEMPO, The family believes that the man followed Ángela Martínez to that country and, after locating her in the American country, murdered her.

The case occurred last Tuesday, June 4, when they were found near the house where the feminicide was staying. That’s where she shot him.

“He picked her up and they left in the car. That was near the house where he was living,” another relative explained to Ojo de la Noche. Caracol News.

The family learned of the death hours later and since then they have been living a difficult situation. According to Ángela Martínez’s brother, they are waiting for help..

The minors are safe and would be returned to Colombia “to be cared for by Ángela Martínez’s parents,” the family member told EL TIEMPO.

They ask for urgent help to repatriate the body

After the unfortunate event, The victim’s family indicated that they need urgent help to carry out the process of repatriating Ángela Martínez’s body to Colombia..

Angela Martinez

Photo:Facebook: Angela Martínez

“At this moment what we need is the general help of the national government, of the Government of Tolima, to see if it is possible to repatriate the body initially and in addition to that my cousin can be returned along with the children,” said the relatives. to the Eye of the Night.

This is how you can report cases of gender violence

The person you want report You can contact the Contact Center of the Attorney General’s Office at line 122 from your cell phone, at 018000919748 or send an email to [email protected].

Likewise, There is Police line 123 and line 155, which has service 24 hours a day., Every day of the week. The interested person may contact this line, subject to reservation and free of charge, from any operator throughout the national territory to receive guidance on issues related to gender violence.

If you are a victim of sexual violence, you can also report to the Comprehensive Care Centers for Victims of Sexual Crimes of the Prosecutor’s Office or to the Immediate Reaction Units (URI) of the Prosecutor’s Office, which provide their service throughout the country 24 hours a day. . You can also go to the Police stations.