Investigators believe that he committed suicide by shooting himself at his home in Esquina, a town in Corrientes, although at the moment the circumstances of what happened are unknown.
Loan Penathe 5-year-old boy who disappeared in Currentshas been intensely searched since last June. a man who He collaborated in the attempts to find him and was found dead. this Tuesday in the town of Esquina. According to the first information, They suspect that he took his own life with a firearm.
It is about Alejandro “Pata” Mendozawho was part of the group “Self Summoned Hunters” and that he contributed his experience and resources in the searches to find the whereabouts of the five-year-old boy.
Besides, had denounced Fauna operators for alleged abuses of authority due to controls on national routes.
They suspect a possible suicide
Hours before his death, Mendoza posted a message on his social networkswhich drew attention: “I don’t think I’ll make it through the holidays, if I offended someone I apologize, and if someone deserves it, may God forgive them.”
Corrientes Police personnel worked at the scene, while the Prosecutor’s Office began the corresponding actions.
The researchers They believe that Mendoza committed suicide with a gunshot at his home in Esquina, a town in the province, although at the moment the circumstances of what happened are unknown.
By order of Justice they will begin to rake El Algarrobal
Goya’s federal judge Cristina Pozzer Penzo authorized a new stage of raking, focused on four water bodies in the area of the El Algarrobal place.
The search for Loan will intensify in the coming weeks, focusing on the lagoons near where it is believed that the child could have been transferred, after the authorization of the drainage of one of the lagoons. The researchers’ main hypothesis is that The minor would have been kidnapped and delivered to a human trafficking networkalthough the possibility that he was murdered in the area is also being considered.
Furthermore, although more than 20,000 hectares have been searched in the area of the disappearance, no traces have been found that point to a bloody incident, which reinforces the theory that the child could have been the victim of a trafficking network.
Source: Ambito
