What did Loan’s uncle say?
The cause for disappearance of loan It begins to have more details following the statement of two of the three detainees. In the first instance he did Monica Millapi and his lawyer assured that his testimony “It will change the angle of the investigation.” Minutes later, Antonio Benítez, the minor’s uncle, did it, and revealed fundamental elements.
According to the letter that Benítez sent to prosecutor Guillermo Barry de Goya as a statement, to which Argentine News had access, it appears that the lunch on Thursday, June 13, passed without problems and that First he went alone to look for oranges and minutes later Daniel Ramírez, Mónica Millapi and the children did.
He also detailed that he peeled an orange from Loan and his son Joaquín at the time when Ramírez receives a call and his partner, Millapi, approaches to listen.
Likewise, the detainee explained that In time he leaves the place and in minutes the other adults do so with the minors.
It is halfway through when, according to Benítez, a girl turns around and says that Loan was missingwhich is why everyone returns to the orange tree and observes that the little one was no longer there.
At that moment, he called his wife, Laudelina, and He asked if Loan was at Catalina’s house, his grandmother, but the answer was negative.
With this news, both Laudelina and José, the father of the 5-year-old boy, They join the group to look for him.
Regarding why witnesses highlight that he was shirtless during the search, Benítez explained that That day it was very hot, there were many insects and to scare them away he took it out.
During his statement he stressed that He went to town to fill up on gas and look for flashlights. because it was getting dark and Loan did not appear, a story similar to that reported by several witnesses.
In this sense, Benítez highlighted that All the people he was with during that period of time will be able to confirm his statements.
Regarding when he returned to the search, Loan’s uncle noted that there andHe was being guarded by the police, not as a detainee.
