A television channel employee kenttv Recovering after being drugged, stripped and unconscious for more than 20 hours in his own apartment in Bogota. The woman, carrying the travel bag in which she took her valuables, was captured by the site’s security cameras hours later.
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César Cruz told EL TIEMPO how an initial appointment turned into a robbery that put his life at risk, leaving him unconscious for almost a day and only being able to receive medical attention when he managed to wake up.
The man had interacted with a woman who called herself “Sofia” via a dating app.. According to him, the person involved had written directly on his WhatsApp; This seemed strange to him since he did not share his mobile phone number and there was no public information on his profile on the platform.
“She said, ‘Hi, I’m Sofia.’ I asked her a few times how she got my number, and she told me she had access to it. That made me curious. It seemed very strange to me,” she said.
Despite the awkwardness, they continued chatting until ‘Sofía’ gained their trust. The woman told him that she was 24 years old and worked in a business. Call center from a telephone company.
They agreed to meet at Cruz’s house on Saturday, February 17: “The goal was to meet after 9, and he showed up after 11:30. “He told me that he was doing a favor for a friend at a pharmacy at Carrera 30 and Calle 13 and that was why he left late.”
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According to the images from the security cameras shared by the family with EL TIEMPO; They both entered the site at 23.48. The woman was wearing a black jacket and carrying a bag.
Another camera captured him at 4:08 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, wearing a large, light-colored jacket and a hoodie that allowed him to cover his face.. In addition to my purse, I also had a travel bag.
The security guard opened the entrance door of the vehicle. He left the building calmly.. A car was waiting for him outside and his driver came out to help him carry the luggage.
Meanwhile, Cruz was lying unconscious inside the apartment.
The man remembers what happened between 23.48 and 01.00 at night. When he entered the flat, he offered her whiskey, but she preferred another drink: “He saw a box of wine and said he wanted to drink it. He started drinking the wine and me, the whiskey.”
‘Sofía’ also said that she really liked playing parquet and asked if she had parquet at home. Cruz agreed to seek out the board game, perhaps an area the young woman could use to spice up her drink..
“We started playing hardwood. We played about three rounds of hardwood,” he said. In the midst of the drinks, the throwing of the dice, and the movement of the pieces on the board, he fainted: “I remember this much.”
By Sunday night he woke up with his head bowed: “I looked at the sides and it was full of blood, I was scared, I couldn’t walk. I crawled down to the castle as best I could because my legs didn’t give me enough strength.”
The guards on duty explained to him what day it was and, noticing the wounds on his face and his state of shock, began to examine the apartment and called the police.
Because blood continued to flow from Cruz’s face, they had to take him by ambulance to a clinic, where they stitched him up and ran tests after he swallowed the substance.
When he regained consciousness, he warned banks to block his cards. The criminals had already managed to carry out four transactions. “Thank God, I had 82 thousand pesos, but those 82 thousand pesos were purchased from a store,” he said.
The amount of the theft is 15 million pesosIn addition to his cards, his mobile phone, television, watches, computer, cash, wallet, documents and even the keys to the apartment also disappeared.
The worker is in the process of filing a criminal complaint with the prosecutor’s office to identify and find the woman who allegedly drugged, robbed, and injured herself after she was discharged. It will remain dormant for several days.
The family also demands an explanation from the security guard of the site, who allowed the young woman to leave with her travel bag in the early hours of the morning.
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Cruz’s robbery is similar to the case of a doctor in Usaquén at the end of 2023 who was drugged by a woman he met through a dating app and allowed into her home.. Although the alleged criminal tried to escape with his belongings, the building’s security detained him and the police caught him.
In January 2024, another man was tranquilized by two women he contacted through an app who broke into his home. They received more than 30 million pesos.
“They gained my trust. With a kiss, he gave me a mouthful of drink. I remember it until that moment,” he said. kenttv.
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Keep these suggestions in mind from cybersecurity company Kaspersky:
– If you plan to meet your match, it is important to take precautions such as: Providing your own transportation, meet in a public place and share your geolocation with a trusted contact.
– Limit the personal information you plan to share. It is not recommended to share data such as your surname, employer, photos, etc. with your friends or political views.
– Enter your location manually whenever possible.
– Use two-factor authentication.
– If you stopped using the app, delete or hide your profile.
– Check the privacy settings on dating apps to make sure your sensitive information, such as your home address or workplace, is not made public.
– Do not share your phone number, at least until you are sure that the person you are talking to is trustworthy.
(Read: 10 ways to get robbed and the days with the most thefts in Bogota).
Police also advise you to be careful about the alcohol you consume.. It is not recommended to accept drinks from people you already know.
“Do not neglect your drink, be careful that outsiders do not approach your drink. Criminals who use substances that facilitate crime (scopolamine, hypnotic drugs, sedatives, etc.) work in an organized manner and use weak women as bait. Let’s reach the victims,” said the official.
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