Following the disappearance of Francisco Rocha Suárez and Edith Ortega Bilbao, their daughters publicly denounced the couple’s violent abduction and demanded that state and federal authorities intensify the search to find them alive.
In a letter shared on social media, Cory, Dayana, Abi, and Grecia Rocha Ortega stated that their parents were intercepted by armed men as they were heading, as they did every day, to a ranch located near the rural community of La Chiquita, in the municipality of Escárcega.
According to records from the Campeche State Commission for the Search of Missing Persons, the couple has been missing since the afternoon of Monday, June 29.
Dayana Rocha, who signed the document, recounted that her parents left their home to go to work: “In broad daylight, they were kidnapped and abducted using violence and firearms,” she stated.
They were intercepted on their way to work; Their daughters report threats and demand federal support.
According to the family, the disappearance occurred between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. At the time of the incident, Francisco Rocha Suárez and Edith Ortega Bilbao were traveling on a red and black ATV.
Edith was wearing a blue and white striped shirt and a cap, while Francisco was wearing a blue plaid shirt, a gray cap, and boots.
In the letter, Dayana also reported that since her parents’ disappearance, the family has faced threats, extortion attempts, and falsification of information.
“We haven’t slept, we haven’t stopped searching for them everywhere, and on top of that, we have been victims of threats, extortion, and falsification. My parents are still missing,” she stated.
The sisters requested that the case not remain just an investigation file and asked for the intervention of state and federal authorities to strengthen the search efforts.
“We implore you not to be just another statistic or another case file; not to be left without answers. We ask that you use all the necessary institutional resources to help us find them,” they stated.
For its part, the Local Commission for the Search of Missing Persons reported that since July 1st, they have been conducting operations in the municipality of Escárcega to gather information and leads, in coordination with the National Guard, Civil Protection, and the Campeche State Attorney General’s Office, with the goal of locating the couple.
Source: milenio
