He was walking sadly through the streets of Santander, Columbia. Up from a baby stroller she was carrying her 7-year-old daughter who apparently had a problem with her legs in plaster, and he asked people for money to pay for the expensive medicines he needed to get the girl back.
The issue is that it was all a lie and the woman was discovered putting her little daughter in a cast, without having any injuries, in order to earn a few pesos in a totally questionable way.
As reported by several Colombian media such as the portal TimeSpecifically, the mom of the year said that the girl suffered serious injuries following an accident. After being discovered, her daughter stated that she had been in this situation for at least four months, limiting her mobility and growth.
“He wanted to cause grief among the people who walked through the area to ask them for money and thus earn their daily livelihood”Magdalena Medio Police said in a statement. After this, the police are investigating if the mother committed similar acts in other municipalities and if she subjected her daughter to other acts of child exploitation.
The medium “El Tiempo” also reported how the woman was discovered. That happened when some police officers approached her to ask what her daughter had. However, seeing inconsistencies in the story, they called her superiors and reported the fact.
“We immediately requested the intervention of the Police for Children and Adolescents, who, in turn, brought the case to the attention of Family Welfare officials for the corresponding process of reestablishing the rights of the minor”said Colonel Henry Ramírez, police commander of Magdalena Medio.
The mother is in custody and was charged with exploitation of minors.. Also, it was discovered that he had a history of trafficking and possession of narcotics and escape from prisoners