Mother jailed by Columbian rebels freed
A woman who was jailed in Columbia by a leftist rebel group, was inpregnated by one of the rebels several years after she was held hostage. Eight months after giving birth, they took her infant away from her and placed the baby in foster care. Now her son is almost 4 years old and the freed mother is longing to be reunited with him.
I can’t think of any worse torture than having your infant taken away for political reasons. I hope mother and son are back where they belong as soon as possible…
(CNN) — A woman who was held hostage for nearly six years in Colombia waited Friday for a dramatic reunion with her 3-year-old son.
Clara Rojas gave birth to a boy, fathered by one of the rebels, two years after she was taken hostage. The insurgents took the infant away from her when he was 8 months old. Three years have passed since Rojas last saw her son; he’s nearly 4 and in the custody of Colombia’s child-welfare agency.
When rebels freed Rojas on Thursday, she strode into a jungle clearing and climbed aboard a helicopter with a photo of her son dangling from her neck.
Information from: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/0...
