He went on vacation to Mexico, his passport was stolen and disfigured – 02/03/2019

"These people will kill me," thought Marianne Clift on the morning of February 18, when a sudden blow woke her up. She was sleeping and when she opened her eyes, she saw a man sitting on her trying to hang her. The pressure on her neck did not let her breathe, so she knew that He had only a few seconds to react and try to save his life.

For the thief, she was easy prey: a 68-year-old Canadian tourist who was unaware of the escalating violence in the area and was resting alone at her holiday home in Bucerias, a community of 17,000 in the area. state of Nayarit Mexico). Her husband had returned home a few days earlier to solve some problems, so she was helpless. Nothing can go wrong.

In her deep sleep, Marianne never noticed that a man had infiltrated his house and when he opened his eyes, he discovered that he was about to die. "I thought I had a nightmare," recalls Clift, declaring that he had started "kicking like crazy."

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When the man released the catch briefly on his throat, Clift shouted for help. The thief "silenced" him with a hard punch to the face. When I regained consciousness, I felt my whole body hurt and the house was already empty. As he could, he got up and walked to the bathroom, where he saw his face bleeding and bruised in the mirror. "I realized I needed help," he told The Observer.

He went to get his phone but he was gone. The only objects in the house were drawers and papers resting on the floor. They had taken the money, the house keys, the jewels, the electronic devices and a bag with your bank cards, pbadport and credentials.

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Without the keys to open the outside door, Clift headed for the door of another tenant who was staying in the residential complex. Only he was able to go to his cousin, who lives in the neighborhood, and call the police. The nightmare was over.

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Clift receivedHospital points to close the wound of knife that he suffered on the cheek. She was also touched in the chest and arm and received a second knife strike on her elbow.

Police investigators told him that the attacker had climbed the fence and with a screwdriver He managed to enter through the closed door.

"When they saw the amount of blood in the houseThey changed the cover for an attempted murder and robbery, "said Clift," My eyes filled with tears and I started crying. "

With fear and anguish, Marianne spent the following days filling out papers to obtain a temporary pbadport, with the badistance of the Canadian Consulate and in accordance with police reports. He just wanted to go home and find his family.

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Almost two weeks have pbaded since this tragic morning. Marianne is already back home, the dots are a thing of the past and her black eye is gone. However, his neck is still marked by bruises and his jaw did not fully recover from the blow that put him out of action.

This week, sitting at home with her parents in Canada, she sometimes laughed and cried, while telling the story of the attack to the various media who interviewed her.

"We are a strong and resilient family," he said. "I only have the gratitude to be alive."

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