Witnesses revealed exclusive information about the woman who had jumped from a bridge with her son in her arms

February 7, 2019

The tragic episode in Colombia shocked everyone and generated a lot of repercussions.

After the fact that took place this week in the Colombian city of Ibague, in which Jessy Paola Moreno He threw himself from a bridge with his grandson, Nicolás Ceballosseveral witnesses testified before the local press.

Although the rescuers did everything to convince the victim not to fall, they did not succeed and the woman ended up flinging herself into the void with the child in her arms.

Those who witnessed this unfortunate sadly agreed that the Colombian media were not entirely sure whether the person decided to commit suicide voluntarily or withdrew, they say that he was about to retreat when he finally fell.

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"The psychologists came to tell him not to make that decision to jump into the void and less with the baby but it was useless, it was an exasperating moment. I could see his eyes full of tears, full of sadness, I do not know what problems I would have "commented one of the witnesses who was interviewed after what happened.

On the other hand, another person who attended the incident said: "The body won and went like a pigeon, so when it is silent, it became empty, I was a little far, I did not see it well, I do not know if it slipped because the police were there and they say the psychologist was talking to her, but she was retiring. He was turning his back on emptiness and maybe he was throwing himself back or I did not know if he had slipped. I looked away and when I looked again I was in the air"

The reason that pushed this 30-year-old woman to commit suicide is a name, a name and a trend that worries the country's authorities: the illegal credit system called "drop by drop"