Soldier who found the body of little Sofia Cadavid fainted at the impact of the scene

In the early hours of this Friday, December 18, the Mayor’s Office of Rionegro, east of Medellín, announced that The authorities had found the 18-month-old minor, Sofía Cadavid, who was reported missing in the afternoon hours of this Thursday.

This Saturday night more information was known regarding how the body of the minor was found. According to Noticias Caracol, the investigators would already have images from security cameras that showed the alleged murderer, Diego Armando Cadavid Álvarez, the girl’s biological father, taking her to a wooded area and then leaving the place without the minor.

In addition, as proof of the pain and violence exerted against the child under 18 months, Noticias Caracol also reported that, in the middle of the search for Sofía, the soldier who found her lifeless body did not resist the heartbreaking scene and fainted. .

Hours later, the Attorney General’s Office reported that the father of the minor, Diego Armando Cadavid Álvarez, was captured in the capital of Antioquia by CTI units, in a joint effort with the military Gaula and the National Police, as the alleged person responsible for the atrocious crime.

According to the information provided by the judicial entity, Cadavid recognized in the interrogation that it was he who murdered his own daughter, a version that changed a few hours later. Furthermore, in the investigations carried out by the Prosecutor’s Office, it was evidenced that the minor was “beaten to death” by her father, for an alleged revenge against Luisa Fernanda Henao, the girl’s mother and the subject’s ex-partner.

“We are going to accuse him of the crime of aggravated femicide before a judge of guarantees, the Attorney General’s Office continues to act against criminals and calls the attention of citizens so that together we can protect our children and adolescents. We are not going to allow acts of impunity in this country ”, explained the Attorney General of the Nation, Francisco Barbosa.

This is how Sofía Cadavid’s last hours passed

According to the testimony that the mother’s brother, Anderson Henao, who narrated for Blu Radio, the man told his ex-wife, Luisa Fernanda Henao, that he was going to spend time with their daughter and would return her the same day. At around 12 noon, the man went to pick up the girl with a calm appearance. “He asked for a while to share with his daughter. He said that he was taking the girl to her mother’s house and that at 5 in the afternoon he would return her ”, Anderson narrated. Luisa Fernanda’s brother stressed that, immediately, The man withdrew the sim card from the cell phone and deleted all social networks.

After 5 p.m., there was no sign of the man and he was last seen in his business, as he was a merchant. According to the commercial registry, Cadavid has a canceled registration for a business called Distribuidora Productos de Belleza DPB, registered in eastern Antioquia.

Later, according to the version of Sofía’s uncle, he walked with the minor along a path on the banks of the La Mota river. The mother of the deceased began the search when she noticed the absence of the father and her daughter.

After this, the mother proceeded to report her disappearance. Neighbors of the sector, uniformed from the Antioquia Police, the Army and firefighters began the search for the minor. To find Sofía’s whereabouts, the Rionegro Mayor’s Office had activated hotlines so that anyone who had information about her whereabouts could provide it.

The first to meet was Diego Cadavid, who found himself wandering along a path near his business premises. At 7 p.m., the whereabouts of the man were found, whose clothes were stained with blood and was evidently under the influence of hallucinogenic substances.

After finding him, he was transferred to a healthcare center, the Hospital San Vicente Fundación, to improve his physical condition and question him about the minor’s whereabouts. In accordance with what the witnesses have, the father of the minor confirmed that he was in the El Porvenir neighborhood, near his business.

At 2:24 in the morning, the unfortunate death of Sofía Cadavid was confirmed, who would have been beaten to death by the man previously located. According to Rodrigo Hernández Alzate, mayor of Rionegro, “The girl Sofía was found lifeless, with signs of violence and wounded with a stabbing weapon. Given this, and after the evidence collected by the judicial authorities, an arrest warrant was issued against the victim’s father and as I mentioned, that arrest warrant has been put into effect and the alleged aggressor of the girl Sofía has been captured ” , picked up the newspaper El Tiempo.

After the capture, during the interrogation of the Prosecutor’s Office, the father of the minor admitted that he himself put an end to the life of his daughter. Although he revealed the crime he committed, he did not accept the charges of aggravated femicide.

However, a few hours ago, he denied the first confession he made when he was found by the authorities with incriminating stains on his clothes. According to a new testimony from the man, he assured that he does not know who drugged him and stressed that he would not be able to harm his daughter.

According to the local media Mi Oriente, Cadavid said he was also beaten. “I too am beaten, my head is full of bumps, lacerations on my neck, hands and fists as if I had fought with someone”, he pointed.

In addition, he mentioned having a clear conscience, and asked public opinion and the Colombian justice to trust this new version that he presented. “Obviously, I can’t be calm because it’s the second night away from home, but my conscience is clear (…). To my brother and my mother, who I love very much, that this is an error, another one of the Colombian justice. Please believe in me. Things are not like that and we are going to get the trial and show who the real violent person is ”, contradicted the girl’s father.

“It’s like a psycho”

Other than the alleged motivations behind the murder, little is known about the minor’s father. In the last hours and from the testimony of close people, it is known that it is a man who repeats acts of domestic violence and that the murder of the girl was a premeditated crime.

According to Henao to Blu Radio, Luisa Fernanda’s brother and the minor’s uncle, the man and his sister had not lived together as a couple for six months. “The relationship, at first, was very complicated, but for the children any couple does whatever it takes and my sister gave way to allow him to share time with her daughter” Henao explained and added that Cadavid hit Luisa Fernanda during their relationship and it was also known that “He used hallucinogenic substances and is like a psychopath.”

For Semana magazine, Anderson Henao stressed that he would define it as “Idiot, brute and animal, because he is a man who He has even been a bad son because he is a man of those who has been an alcoholic, vicious ”.

Before this same station, the girl’s uncle confirmed that the violence was not only directed at Luisa Fernanda, but the minor was also a victim of Henao’s blows. Although the man was recognized as belligerent, the minor’s family considered that he had a good relationship with their daughter and that they saw each other 3 to 4 times a day. Even the man’s attitude when picking up the girl on the fatal day was calm and apparently normal.

In the social networks of Cadavid, which closed or became private before the events, You can see that he poses in his profile picture with Sofia. Said photo is the same one published to find his whereabouts.

Despite reports that the man engaged in violent acts, Infobae searched the databases of the country’s authorities and found no criminal record in the name of Cadavid, nor does it have any open processes in the judicial branch.

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