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When the authorities went to collect the belongings of the street dweller, who they said had mental health problems, according to Teleantioquia, they found 2 ′ 400,000 pesos in bills between 1,000 and 50,000 pesos, not counting the coins he kept in lunch boxes, bottles and other containers.
Resfa María Sierra, a gerontologist at the Family Secretariat of Marinilla, Antioquia, said in the middle that the street inhabitant was offered accommodation in a foster home on more than 5 occasions, but she did not accept.
“That for her it was not reliable to be in a hotel. We also arranged transportation to take her to the town of origin ”, but she would have refused it anyway.
With coins included, the woman had a total of 2,900,000 pesos, which were in the custody of the Antioquia municipality authorities, the regional channel reported.
Regarding this case, they recommended that citizens not “encourage begging” by giving money to street dwellers; If you want to help those most in need, it is preferable to make donations to foundations or organizations dedicated to that.
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