In his first statement before the court, the man had maintained that he believed that Loan was “taken away.” His wife, Laudelina Peña, the boy’s aunt, had established the hypothesis of accident, claiming that Loan was run over and buried by former municipal official María Victoria Caillava and her husband, former Navy captain Carlos Pérez.
Now, Loan’s uncle has asked to testify again and it is hoped that he will be able to break the pact of silence that exists between the detainees.
What Antonio Benitez said in his first statement
During his first investigation, Benitez He said he headed towards the orange grove and then Daniel “Fierrito” Ramírez and Mónica Millapi arrived with the children, including Loan.
“I don’t know what happened, where he is, or who took him. The way we searched for him, I think they took him.“he said regarding the child’s whereabouts.
In C5NThey also revealed that in his statement, Antonio Benítez said that, at the time of his arrest, personnel from the Corrientes police asked him to blame Macarena Peña or Monica Millapi. “They handcuffed me, beat me and told me to blame someone. Monica or Macarena.”he assured.
Loan case: the plaintiff asked for more statements from witnesses
On the other hand, the plaintiff’s lawyer Roberto Mendez – Loan’s father’s representative – said that the judge could call Ramón Valenzuela, known as “Menotti”, his girlfriend Santa Gómez and Chief Commissioner Roque Nicolás Báez, former head of the Goya Regional Unit, to testify as witnesses.
The couple, who live very close to the house of Catalina, the child’s grandmother, said that He saw a man and a woman along with a minor of about 4 or 5 years old get into a vehicle on Provincial Route 12. That little boy could be Loan and that would indicate a kidnapping by those unknown persons.
Source: Ambito
