Overview
- The 10-year-old boy, grabbed near his home Tuesday in Sarita Colonia, clung to a gate and shouted for help as two neighbors freed him.
- Residents say the suspects arrived in a mototaxi and tried to pull the child toward the vehicle before neighbors detained two women at the scene.
- Police arrived after more than 30 minutes, according to witnesses, prompting crowds to gather outside the local station as videos of the detention spread online.
- The two detainees are in custody for procedural steps at the sector station, the child’s family completed forensic medical evaluations, and Peru21 named the suspects as Jennifer Alejandra Soto Arévalo, 23, and Linda Liz Margarita Abad Navarro, 35.
- Other families reported similar recent attempts, including one near Parque Backus involving an 11-year-old, and some witnesses accused officers of using excessive force during transfers as investigators review the cases.