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A man accused by his neighbors of allegedly abusing three girls, ages 6, 11 and 14, was lynched by the community in the Villa Hermosa neighborhood of Medellín.
The events occurred on Carrera 36 and Calle 65, when a police patrol arrived to help the suspect, just as he was receiving a violent beating. It is presumed that it would be the stepfather of the girls, who apparently committed the abuse the night before.
At that time, the community was also beating the mother of the minors, pointing out that she consented to the abuse, as recorded in videos recorded by passers-by and distributed on social networks.
The little girl of 6 years, whowho would have notified the mother that her stepfather was touching her, She was transferred to the nearest healthcare center to receive medical attention. The person involved was also taken to the doctors, but on Sunday morning he died due to the severity of his injuries.
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“Simultaneously with our Children and Adolescents Police we activated the health route with the three minors to restore their rights“said Captain Jeyson Rodríguez, head of the Child and Adolescent Protection Group.
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At the moment, more statements are expected from the authorities on the health status of the minor and due process for the mother who remains in a Protective Transfer Center (CTP).
This case is added to that of a 3-year-old girl named Celeste, who died as a result of a beating that her stepfather allegedly gave her, after an alleged sexual abuse. The events occurred in the town of Bosa, in Bogotá, where they captured this man, who was also found in his cell phone child pornography.
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