2024-07-16 07:56:23
The young journalism student has been missing since December 23 of last year.
Maily Chamorro She is a young journalism student who disappeared on December 23 of last year in the Maule Region. She was last seen in the commune of RomeralIn the town of The Queñes.
Almost seven months after her disappearance, the family of the 30-year-old woman points out that this could have happened as a result of her joining a religious group, possibly a sect.
In conversation with CHV News, her sister Lin Chamorro said that “This sect is, I believe, the main culprit of everything that happened to Maily.“In this regard, he stated that he suspects that an alleged pastor was responsible for the changes in the young woman’s personality.
“She wanted to go live in Mexico with this religion, she told me: Sister, help me leave, because I’m going to be happy with them, I need them to be happy.“, he added.
This religious group is called Messianic Kehila Joy and Peace and is of Mexican origin. The group presents itself as a group of believers in the Messiah of Israel and encourages followers to lead a life free of drugs, alcohol and marital problems.
What is known about the sect that could be related to the disappearance of Maily Chamorro
Humberto Lagosa sociologist and expert on cults, addressed this issue with Chilevisión, where he stated that the aforementioned group “has all the characteristics of being a fundamentalist and radicalized religious cult.”
In this sense, the family of the missing young woman denounced that the preachings of Javier Palacios, who is the leader of the sect, made Maily stay away from them. “She stopped taking her medication for the treatment of bipolar disorder, following the pastor’s instructions“, they explained.
According to his speeches, the leader of the group presents himself as a surgeon and advises against the use of drugs to treat illnesses, in order to promote faith as a cure for their illnesses. In addition, he criticizes holidays such as Christmas and New Year, recommending his followers to stay away from their families during these dates.
Maily Chamorro coincided with the end-of-year festivities. According to the latest images recorded by a security camera, the young woman can be seen disoriented in the Kilometer 33 of Route J55, El Durazno Bridge sector.
According to a local resident, she went to a bus stop and asked for transportation to Los Queñes. “You can see a grey jeep coming from below, it picks her up and takes her away,” said the resident of the area.
After that, he would have reached the center of Los Queñes and then She was last seen sleeping on a bench in the town square.
For the moment, Maily Chamorro’s family continues the search and their attempts to communicate with the religious group, specifically with its leader. Javier Palacios.