Overview

• Rosalía Rodríguez Alfaro was broadcasting in Alto Trujillo on Monday to raise money for her young son’s heart treatment when assailants seized her phone on camera.
• The video shows the suspects’ faces; reports describe two to three men approaching from behind before fleeing, and none has been identified.
• Her son, about a year and a half old, has Down syndrome and an enlarged heart, and the family was collecting donations for urgent care.
• Rodríguez Alfaro warned followers that criminals may contact donors using numbers taken from the stolen device and urged people to ignore messages from unfamiliar sources.
• She stated her only TikTok account is “Corazón nuevo para Samuel” (@samuelcaleb_19) and asked authorities to use the footage to track the perpetrators.