The unusual story of the taxi driver who took a man without knowing it

Early on February 2, Camilo Cárdenas boarded four people in his taxi in the area of ​​Chapinero in Bogotá. The destination was the Olaya district in the south of the city. They were apparently inebriated, but the driver never thought that he would witness a crime.

Cárdenas told the newspaper The weather He took the men and a woman to a motel and one of them was loaded by the others. "I told them I would take them wherever they wanted, but only if the person does not vomit in the car"he said thinking that he was drunk.

Upon arriving at their destination, two of the men and the woman paid for the race and went out, helping the drunk friend. "On the way, they told the drunk person:" If you see, the party was very good but it was over, next time, do not take as much, "said the taxi driver.

People entered a dark alley, which Cardenas could observe as he turned in the car. So, He saw two men and the woman running, leaving the so-called drunkard to be thrown.

On the way back, Cárdenas preferred to inform the authorities when he pbaded a police station. "I realized that something had happened to the guy I was taking in. I saw two traffic police cars and shouted that they were for those three." people, but they did not do anything."he said to The weather.

Upon arriving at the place, they realized that the man had received two shots in the face. "They asked me to take him in the taxi, maybe he was alive, we went to the Polyclinic Olaya", but he arrived without vital signs. The victim was identified as Cristian David Cárdenas Almanza, about 30 years old.