Tragic Death of Hispanic Minor in Manhattan Immigrant Shelter Under Investigation by New York Police

The New York police investigate the death of a Hispanic minor inside an immigrant shelter in Manhattan.

The 11-year-old boy of Hispanic origin was found unconscious in the lobby of the Sratford Arms hotel located at 117 West 70th Street.

According to police information, the minor was rushed to Mount Sinai West Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The New York police reported that they are investigating whether the minor made an attempt on his life.

However, they added, the coroner’s office will determine the cause and motive of the young man’s death.

No further details of the investigation were given.

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John Bernal, widower of Leydy Paola Martínez, the Colombian immigrant who took her life in the Hollis shelter in Jamaica, Queens, finds a refuge from his pain, looking at photos of his wife.

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She also consoles herself by placing heart balloons around those photos.

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And relive the beautiful moments you had together. “She was a very happy woman, a warrior,” she told Univision 41.

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That spirit led her to seek a better future for her children by immigrating to the United States. Unfortunately, the situation was not as easy as she had heard, and her character changed.

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When they arrived at the border, they separated her from her husband, because they did not have the marriage certificate with them. Many days passed without being able to speak.

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When they finally did, they had deported him to Colombia. He and her two children, an eight-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, were sent to New York, where he eventually arrived at the Hollis shelter in Queens.

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There her situation became difficult: separated from her husband, the young woman not only missed him, she found it difficult to go out to work without someone to take care of the children who, in the shelter, cannot be left alone.

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Desperation led her to take her own life on Sunday, September 18. Two hours before, she spoke with her husband: “I told him to be patient,” he remembers.

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That was their last conversation. Now, John Bernal consoles himself by seeing the photos of those moments, when they were happy together.

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And he begs only one thing: to be able to repatriate his body and for his children to be sent to him, so that he can hug them.

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The Colombian Consulate in New York offered to help with Leydy’s repatriation, but in ashes, and the husband says he wants to see her one last time, whole.

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Univision 41 has been reaching out to several political leaders, including Mayor Eric Adams, to help with this situation.

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But so far, no one has helped with the repatriation of the Colombian mother who came to the United States to fight for a better future, but was overwhelmed by the drastic change in her life.

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2023-12-12 16:20:00
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