Mob justice as dad who 'murdered his two young children' is dragged from home and beaten

An angry mob dragged a man from his location and hit him connected nan thoroughfare aft discovering that he allegedly killed his 2 young children successful Colombia.

Dramatic video shows neighbors pulling Darwin Beltrán, 31, retired of his residence successful nan Bogotá vicinity of Engativá connected Monday evening aft they discovered his four-year-old son, Santy, and seven-year-old daughter, Susan, had been stabbed.

Witnesses told nan constabulary that Beltran flew into a rage and yet attacked nan children aft confronting his woman for allegedly cheating connected him.

The videos show respective group taking turns kicking, punching and striking Beltrán earlier constabulary intervened and hauled him away.

Beltrán was arrested and taken to a section constabulary station, wherever he confessed to nan crime.

The Bogotá Metropolitan Police said it received emergency calls from neighbors who were concerned aft residents stormed inside.

Witnesses said that they heard Beltrán's woman screaming arsenic she was being beaten by by her husband. They explained that she walked retired of a chamber earlier Beltrán returned and stabbed Santy and Susan pinch a knife.

Images leaked connected societal media showed Beltrán sitting connected a chair astatine nan constabulary station. Another showed his look and garment covered successful humor stains.

A neighbour told Blu Radio that Beltrán often expressed concerns complete his narration pinch his woman and nan family's finances.

'If he came location without a penny to eat, she (the children's mother) would get into trouble,' nan neighbour said. 'He would inquire maine what he should do, if he should time off aliases stay. He didn't look violent. That's why it seems unusual to me. They were very close.'

Beltrán was arrested successful 2019 for home unit and successful 2022 for possession of stolen equipment and concealment. He is expected to look earlier a judge connected Tuesday.

The incident stunned residents and Bogotá Mayor Carlos F. Galán, who called connected nan judicial strategy to make an illustration retired of Beltrán.

'I americium profoundly saddened by nan news of nan execution of 2 children aged 4 and 7 by their father. I connection my sympathy to nan family,' Galán wrote connected X.

'What is happening to america arsenic a society? These cases are heartbreaking and unacceptable. The murderer was caught red-handed and is now being prosecuted,' he added. 'I inquire nan courts to enforce nan highest imaginable condemnation connected this man.'