A mother and her 13-year-old son died last week in a fireapparently intentional, after fleeing an incident of domestic violence they suffered in Mexico.
Rossy Bórquez and his son Atiel were identified by relatives like the victims who died in the fire that broke out on May 14 in the city of Montebello, in Los Angeles County.
The flames broke out shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, at his home in the 100 block of South Fifth Side motorwaysouth of Whittier Boulevard in the city of Montebello, where neighbors reported hearing explosions before the fire engulfed the home.
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The suspect in starting the fire, a man whom the victim’s friends described as a very toxic and extremely jealous manalso died due to the fire.
According to his friends, Rossy Bórquez and her son had escaped a domestic assault incident in Sinaloa, Mexicoand have lived in the United States for a couple of years as refugees for victims of domestic violence.
According to Diogeyda Rodríguez, spoke with her friend’s sister in San Diego and confirmed that Rossy and his son Atiel were the ones who died in the fire in Montebello.
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A video posted on the suspect’s own social media account captured a previous confrontation in which he threatened the woman while she was sitting in a vehicle, when he told him: “You are going to pay for this where it hurts the most.”.
Neighbors said they saw the mother running away from the burning house with her clothes and hair completely burned. The 13-year-old boy did not have the opportunity to leave the burned home.
“We saw a man and a woman on fire. The truth is that all his skin had come off, his hair had been completely burned and he couldn’t stop screaming for help for his son,” said Alisson Gómez, a neighbor who lives in the apartment opposite the one affected by the fire.
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The fire was quickly extinguished by the Montebello Fire Department.and both the man and the woman were transferred in critical condition to a hospital, where they later died. The child’s body was found inside the home.
“At the moment, we believe the man involved in this case is the suspect. Everything seems to indicate that this is an incident related to domestic violence,” said Montebello Police Department Chief Luis López.
The identity of the suspect has not been published.
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As of this Sunday morning, it is unknown exactly How the suspect managed to locate the mother at her home in Montebello after escaping from Mexico.
“She said: ‘No, I’m not going to be with him because he’s not a good man.‘”, declared a friend of the Mexican mother after the incident.
“It’s a tragedy. Montebello is a very close-knit community. Any loss of life is tragic. When it comes to domestic violence, it is really tragic because it affects a family“Montebello city authorities declared after the fire.
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“When there are minors involved, parents, people with children, it hurts even more. And this neighborhood is in mourning. This neighborhood will be in mourning for a long time.“they added.
Arson investigators and police worked at the scene for several hours checking the burned home to gather evidence to help determine what caused the fire.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. The National Domestic Violence Helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-799-7233.
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