The young woman had been missing for a day. Her mother says she has not wanted to give explanations and has only said that she spent the night at a friend's house

Dolores Guacimara returns home

For 24 hours she moved heaven and earth at the police station to join efforts to help her find her daughter, and she succeeded. In the end, it was Dolores Guacimara herself who returned home, according to her mother, ...

June 27 2007 (23:19 WEST)
Dolores Guacimara returns home
Dolores Guacimara returns home

For 24 hours she moved heaven and earth at the police station to join efforts to help her find her daughter, and she succeeded. In the end, it was Dolores Guacimara herself who returned home, according to her mother, "because she perhaps saw that it was appearing in the media." And she says perhaps because, according to Juana Barrios herself, her daughter has not explained why she did not return to her house on Tuesday night.

"She doesn't say anything, she has told the police one or two things because they were asking her, but nothing else," Juana explains. The only thing she knows, according to her daughter's version, is that she spent the night at a friend's house. There have been no apologies either, although the most important thing for her mother is that her 15-year-old girl is safe and sound. Now, Juana has above all words of gratitude towards those who have helped her in this search, but also a fear that this may happen again.

In fact, it is not the first time that "Guaci", as her family and friends know her, has been away from home. When she reported her disappearance, her mother explained that "the girl already disappeared a few months ago." On that occasion, she spent the whole night in an unknown location with a friend. Her family found her at the Arrecife Minors Center the following morning, but they do not know where she was or the reason for her escape. "She is very reserved, she doesn't say anything," says her mother Juana, who this time is "very scared because too much time has passed."

Now, the story has a happy ending again, although full of unknowns for the family. "Tonight she is going to stay with my sister-in-law, and she will spend the morning there, so that I can go to work," explains her mother, who now fears that the young woman will be left alone. And, as she herself repeats, "it has already happened twice."

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