The town of Mocejón (Toledo), with about 5,000 inhabitants, woke up this Monday shocked by the terrible event that occurred yesterday morning. A man with his face covered He stabbed Mateo to death, an eleven-year-old boy who was playing football with other friends in the town’s sports centre.The attacker then allegedly fled in an old grey Ford Mondeo, which is being sought by the Civil Guard and the National Police in an attempt to solve the terrible crime.
The person in charge of Court Number 3 of Toledo, acting as on-call court, has declared the case confidential and very little information is known about the investigation that is being carried out. It is known that everything happened at around 09.50 on a hot August morning. Mateo was playing football at the Ángel Tardío sports centre with two friends, just like any other summer day. According to neighbours, the premises could also be accessed through a part of the broken gate. This is relevant information, since it is deduced that the murderer did not enter through the main entrance of the sports centre, but through this hidden area. Hence, the attacker could have known the place and was a local resident.
According to witnesses, the man first approached a group of young people of about 15 years old. They managed to get away and then he quickly charged at the three younger children and He stabbed Mateo up to eleven times, three of them in the chest. From the statements of those present it can be deduced that the crime was random and that the murderer did not specifically intend to kill this eleven-year-old minor, but rather to cause as much damage as possible. Mateo was mortally wounded on the sidelines of the football field and, although attempts were made to save his life, it was impossible.
Terror gripped the scene and the killer quickly left the area. He is known to have been carrying a knife or a razor blade. Some reports suggest that security forces are looking for a young man of about 16 years old with blond hair shaved. However, HuffPost has not been able to confirm this. The World He also added that the killer had a tattoo on his hand.
The sports centre has a 360-degree camera and the municipality has security cameras installed by the council with a number plate reader at the entrances and exits. Recordings that could be essential in catching the man.
“There is no consolation”
Civil Guard officers at the entrance to the football field in Mocejón (Toledo) where an 11-year-old boy died this Sunday after being attacked with a sharp object.
The news of the murder began to spread like wildfire through the town. The boy’s parents are well known for running one of the local bakeries. In the afternoon, a minute’s silence was held in the town’s Plaza de España.
“There is no consolation to alleviate the suffering of his parents, nor to fill their absence, but we want to convey our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mateo who are living through some very painful moments,” read the manifesto that concluded with the show of support from the entire town of Mocejón for the family and friends of the minor, as well as showing confidence in the work of the State Security Forces and Corps, so that “the investigation bears fruit as soon as possible to find and arrest the author of this unjust act and bring down the full weight of the law on him.”
For her part, the mayor of Mocejón, Concepción Cedillo, has spoken to the media, stressing that this event “is the worst thing that can be experienced as a mayor.” “It is a sad day, with a town broken by pain and, if every murder is painful, even more so the murder of an innocent child who was playing football with his friends this morning,” she added.
“There are no words to condemn all this and to convey to the family all our support,” Cedillo said, while thanking the State Security Forces and Corps for their work. He also asked that the Police and Civil Guard be allowed to work, and that “speculations” be avoided, since the will is that “the guilty party be found as soon as possible.”
The regional government spokesperson, Esther Padilla, attended on behalf of the entire government of Castilla-La Mancha and said that “there are no words for such a horrible crime” after having accompanied both the family and the children of the minor murdered today in these moments of pain.
On the other hand, The councillor has expressed her confidence in the work being carried out by the State Security Forces and Corps to arrest the murderer, after hoping that “it is done as soon as possible and that the full weight of the law falls” on the guilty party.
Finally, the spokesperson for the regional government has asked for “caution from those who want to create social alarm”, as the family spokesperson has pointed out, since we must wait to know the identity of the murderer.
“It’s a quiet town”
Asell Sánchez, a journalist from TRECE and cousin of the boy, has taken on the role of spokesperson for the family at this time and has expressed regret over the incident.
“He was a super good boy, super affectionate, he was with his friends playing, someone has arrived, we have no further information.“These are difficult times that we cannot assimilate,” he said.
“There are no suspicions, it’s a quiet town, these things have never happened before. We don’t even know where we are,” he said, dismayed.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.es
