The Colombian government is starting a process to decide who will get custody of the four children found in the jungle
the government of Colombia has launched a case to decide who will get custody of the four children found in the jungle after a plane crash. Her father is suspected of domestic violence.
The recovery of the four brothers is proceeding as expected at the military hospital in Bogotá, where they are being monitored by a multidisciplinary team in pediatrics. In a statement, doctors said there was concern for the physical and emotional health of the children who survived 40 days in the jungle.
O Colombian Institute for Family Welfare opened an administrative procedure to decide who will stay with the children when they leave the hospital in two or three weeks. The case is being kept confidential by the authorities to protect the rights of the four brothers, who are also victims of a family conflict marked by reports of violence.
On Saturday (10), her greatuncle Fidêncio told Valencia in an interview for the Fantastic, that the children lived in a very conflicted family; that Lesly always hid in the woods when she was scared; adding that during the searches the children hid more and more while listening to the sound of helicopters and even an audio recording of the grandmother’s voice.
“The kids hid because they were scared,” he revealed.
Lesly (13) and Soleiny (9)’s father is not the same as the other two brothers. Tien, 4, and Cristin, 1 year old are Manuel Renoque’s children. Family members of Magdalena Mucuty, who died in the accident, accuse Manuel of having abused the woman.
1 of 2 Manuel Renoque accused of abusing his wife Photo: JN Manuel Renoque accused of abusing his wife Photo: JN
Journalist José Alejandro Castaño, one of the two accomplices in the jungle searches, says the children were afraid to find their father.
“One of the indigenous people who took part in the search said the father was a violent man. He hit his wife, he hit the girl. And that he himself reprimanded him as an indigenous authority,” said José.
Manuel, who actively participated in the searches, denies the allegations. This Tuesday (13) he did not respond to the interview request of the National Newspaper.
Fidêncio Valencia, Magdalena’s greatuncle, rerecorded the interview outside the hospital on condition not to speak about the process. He only said that “the children were more afraid of people than of the forest” and that “now it’s about them having a family and a dignified life”.
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2 of 2 Fidêncio Valencia, Magdalena’s greatuncle — Photo: JN Fidêncio Valencia, Magdalena’s greatuncle — Photo: JN