Users of social networks have expressed their indignation about an event that someone shared on Twitter last Sunday 20 in February. An elderly woman of 86 years identified as Alejandría was discovered stealing rice from a supermarket located in Santa Rosa de Cabal, a municipality located in Risaralda, Colombia.
The owner of the business confronted the old woman and immediately called the police to report that the woman wanted to take 3 pounds of rice (1.3 kilos) without paying. In a matter of minutes several troops arrived, who captured and handcuffed the lady.
The image of the arrest was shared on social networks, a fact that has generated a whole debate regarding this situation.
After this act caused a great scandal, the authorities came out to give their version of the facts, assuring that in the first instance the police did not intend to apprehend the old woman because when questioning her, she accepted her guilt indicating that she had eaten the rice because she had no money to eat.
However, the owner of the supermarket would have pressured the agents, threatening them that if they did not arrest and handcuff her, he would report them.
After the debate and criticism towards the authorities and especially towards the owner of the business, the municipal mayor of this Colombian town, Rodrigo Toro, granted an interview to a local media where he stated that Mrs. Alejandría had been released hours later.
Toro also issued a statement indicating that they would support him both economically and psychologically to this elderly woman so that she can lead a decent life.
Several journalists They also reported that the Prosecutor’s Office withdrew the charges against the elderly woman for theft, since it is worth mentioning that the owner of the supermarket took the case to said entity; Finally, the policemen were in charge of delivering groceries so that the grandmother does not go hungry.
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