Everyone in this Queens shelter mourns the death of the young Colombian immigrant Leydy Paola Martínez, who committed suicide in these facilities on Sunday.
“Yes, she hurt us, because she is a mother of two children. We, my person was with the child when it happened, it’s an inexplicable pain because we have children,” said Wendy González, resident of the shelter. “And I guess they were also problems she kept quiet about instead of looking for someone to talk to.”
Although investigations continue, it is known that Martínez, 32, sent his 15-year-old son to play in the park on Sunday and left his 6-year-old daughter at a friend’s house.
Then the young mother took her own life in the bathroom of the shelter. Her firstborn was hers who found her on the ground, already lifeless.
“Sometimes it is understandable, because when you do not see answers or solutions, plus she says that she came alone, without a husband, it is difficult because maybe she wanted to work, but with two children or a child she can no longer work in a shelter. Who? he will take care of him, because here if they leave him alone they take him away or call the police, “said Wilman Meléndez, also a resident of the shelter.
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“It’s hard, it’s really hard.”
Meanwhile, it is known that the husband of the young immigrant continues to fight for the authorities to send the body of his partner to Bogotá, Colombia.
The New York public advocate inspected the shelter facilities where at least 200 people are staying.
“She came to find a better life, like everyone here in NY, unfortunately she committed suicide … On the tour we did in these facilities, apparently everything works well, there is no news to report that something bad is happening “said Jumaane Williams, official defender.
And New York City offers psychological help to immigrants seeking asylum, because they know the journey they made to get here was traumatic.
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