2024-09-25 10:21:26
“I think that with the adrenaline that they were experiencing, I think I thank God that they didn’t miss a shot,” confessed the swimmer, who admitted to feeling “tremendous helplessness” since they did not respect his daughter’s presence.
Alberto Abarza, a Paralympic swimmer who made history at the last Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, was the victim of a violent gate attack in Maipújust hours after returning from France, when she was with her 13-year-old daughter.
In statements to MegaNoticias, the national athlete explained that as a result of the robbery he lost his vehicle and his wheelchair, which It happened when he was going to pick up his daughter.
“He got into the car, we talked for half an hour (…) And while we were talking, I started the car and this white car came by, four guys got out, one of them stayed inside, with firearms,” said Alberto Abarza.
The athlete explained that “they started hitting me, they threw my daughter who was in the co-pilot seat, they threw me to the ground, they kicked me, they hit me in the ribs. I told them I was disabled, that I had my wheelchair in the back, and they didn’t care. They threw me to the ground and left.”
“I think that with the adrenaline that they had, I think I thank God that they didn’t miss a shot,” confessed the swimmer, who admitted to feeling “tremendous helplessness” since they did not respect the presence of his daughter.
“Thank God I can look at my daughter and she is fine. Imagine, if they fired a shot, we would be talking about something else and maybe the car or the wheelchair that was stolen from me would be there, but my daughter would not be there.argument.
Alberto Abarza also regretted the theft of his wheelchair, as “they are my legs, with which I move everywhere, with which I do sports. So it is a very special wheelchair, made of carbon, and it takes three months to have it made. (…) it leaves me, not bedridden, but mostly immobilized from being able to do my daily activities.”