The governor of Zulia, Luis Caldera, reported that the child Jhoandry Paz, 3 years old, was recovered this Sunday, January 25, in the western area of Maracaibo.
The statements were issued by the regional president from the headquarters of the Maracaibo Municipal Police Corps at night. He also noted that the infant is undergoing the first medical evaluations.
«The mixed commission of the Municipal Police of Maracaibo and Sebin found the whereabouts in the western area of Maracaibo, in the Curva de Molina. The first lady of Zulia, López de Caldera, has made herself available to the Council for the Protection of Children and Adolescents of Maracaibo,” Caldera emphasized, while noting that the child is “safe and sound” in the police facilities.
He explained that there are several people detained, who are under the orders of the Public Ministry. As for the child, and as a protection measure, he will be transferred to a shelter while the investigations of the case continue, in accordance with the provisions of current legal regulations regarding the protection of children and adolescents.
The first versions
It should be noted that on January 23, the child’s mother was captured for allegedly selling her son at the Las Pulgas market in the city of Maracaibo, according to local media reports.
The woman’s arrest took place in the vicinity of her home, located in the Fuerza Bolivariana sector of the San Francisco municipality, where, according to preliminary versions, relatives and neighbors decided to hand her over to the authorities of the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps.
According to the published versions, the mother sold her son on January 17 to a dark-skinned woman, who was accompanied by a subject, who gave her $100 for the child, according to local media.
