The parents of Liverpool star Luis Diaz are thought to have been kidnapped in their homeland of Colombia.
As per local reports, the player’s mother and father were stopped in their vehicles by the assailants in the town of Barrancas, in La Guajira, the town were Diaz grew up.
The suspected kidnappers then commandeered the van that Diaz’s parents were travelling in, and fled the scene.
According to Semana, national Gaula police director Colonel Geovanni Cristancho is travelling to the region to spearhead the search and rescue.
Contradictory reports – including the possibility that Diaz’s parents could have been forced into a van whilst watching a football match – could further complicate investigations.
Both military and police services are working together in the region to help identify the whereabouts of the victims.
Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office were quick to respond with a statement shared to X (formerly Twitter).
From the moment in which the Fiscalía General of the Nation learned of the kidnapping of the parents of the Colombian player Luis Díaz, in the Barrancas sector, in La Guajira, a specialized team of prosecutors, officials of the Technical Investigation Corps, CTI, and investigators from the Gaula Police and Military are in urgent action in order to find the location of these people, clarify the facts and find those responsible.’
Diaz featured most recently for Liverpool during their Merseyside derby in the Premier League last weekend.
Before that, Diaz joined up with his international side, playing for Colombia in their CONMEBOL qualifiers against Ecuador and Uruguay.
Source: DailyMail
