VA Beach Police Gives Final Answers to the Death of Missing 12-year-old

Virginia Police Police Chief Paul Nodigating the place where Juan Asevedo (right) was foundPhoto ofVBPD/ Careful Eye

In an update in the early reported case To Juan Sebastian Mejgie Asevedo, a 12-year-old, who is missing 3 days before being found in a water body in the neighborhood where he was last seen.

Following the restoration of Asevedo’s body, VBPD chief Paul Needgate said the investigation would continue to determine if there was a fake game involved in the boy’s death.

In the “final update”, VBPD said the medical examination service reported the cause of the death as accidental drowning.

In addition, against the background of Acevedo’s search, VBPD has declared it a kidnapping case. Later, the department explained the reason why the abduction is believed to be because after the family has gone online to please the public for help, they began to receive demands for ransom.

After Acevedo was discovered, Neudigate said the ongoing investigation involved an additional evaluation of these requests.

In the last update, he announced: “In collaboration with the federal law enforcement agencies, VBPD followed the demands for ransom made by the Acevedo family to a source outside the United States without connection with the family; This request was a fraud for getting money from a family in trouble. There is no suspected crime or false game at the death of Asevedo. “

“I am deeply crashed for Asevedo’s family, Juan’s friends, and for those who had the pleasure of knowing him,” Naidjid added. “This tragedy has a deep influence on the family, our officers and the wider community.”

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the community of Virginia Beach, our employees and our public safety partners for their efforts to help us find Juan,” he said.

During a press conference at the scene where Asevedo was discovered, Neudigate discussed the difficulty of the officers who participated in the extraction of the body.

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