In his statement, Benítez, Loan’s uncle, detailed the events of Thursday, June 13, when the boy disappeared. According to his story, the lunch went smoothly, and he was the first to go looking for oranges. Shortly after, Daniel Ramírez, Mónica Millapi and the children, including loanthey followed him.
During the moment when he was peeling an orange for Loan and his son Joaquín, Ramírez received a call and Millapi approached to listen. Benítez mentioned that, shortly after, he left the place, followed minutes later by the other adults and the minors.
As they headed back, a girl turned around and pointed out that Loan was missing, which led the group to return to the orange tree, where they discovered that the little one was no longer there. Benítez immediately called his wife, Laudelina, to ask if Loan was at her grandmother Catalina’s house, but the answer was negative.
Laudelina and José, the father of the 5-year-old boyjoined the search after the news. Benítez explained that during the search, he had taken off his shirt due to the heat and the presence of numerous insects..
Benitez He also reported that he went to the town to fill up with gasoline and look for flashlights because it was starting to get dark and loan did not appear, an action corroborated by several witnesses. He stressed that all the people he was with during that period will be able to confirm his statements.
Upon returning to the search, Benitez He stressed that he was already being guarded by the police, although not as a detainee. Loan’s uncle’s statement provides crucial details about the circumstances of the boy’s disappearance and search efforts.
EIGHTH DAY WITHOUT NEWS
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