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Grindr date ends in assault and 18-hour captivity in Ciudad del Este
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Crime & Justice

Grindr date ends in assault and 18-hour captivity in Ciudad del Este

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Two foreigners were targeted in separate robberies in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, after arranging meetings via dating apps.
  • In one incident, a Brazilian man met someone via Grindr, was ambushed by about ten individuals, robbed of cash, electronics, and credit cards, and held for 18 hours.
  • In a separate case, an Argentine man was robbed after meeting someone through Messenger, losing cash, a phone, and shoes to four masked assailants.

A series of robberies targeting foreigners in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, has highlighted the dangers of arranging meetings through online platforms. In one alarming incident, a 22-year-old Brazilian man traveled from Bahia to meet an individual he connected with on the dating app Grindr. The meeting, arranged at the Reloj roundabout, quickly turned violent.

According to reports from the Subcomisaría 1ª of the San Rafael neighborhood, the Brazilian was taken by motorcycle to the Paraná River bank. There, approximately ten masked individuals ambushed him, stealing 1,500 Brazilian reals in cash, a Xiaomi cell phone, a digital watch, and two credit cards. The assailants also made bank transfers via Pix using his phone. The victim was held captive from midday Friday until Saturday morning before being forced onto a boat and abandoned on the Brazilian side of the river.

The young man remained detained from midday Friday until approximately 06:30 on Saturday.

— Official ReportDetailing the duration of the Brazilian victim's captivity.

In a second, similar case reported on the same Saturday, a 44-year-old Argentine man residing in Ciudad del Este was robbed in the San Rafael neighborhood. He had arranged to meet someone identified as "David Candia" via Messenger. The two traveled by car to the Oasis roundabout and then walked to a lower area of the neighborhood, allegedly to purchase drugs. There, they were surrounded by four masked assailants, one of whom was armed. The victim was robbed of a Xiaomi phone, 100,000 Paraguayan guaranis, and a pair of sports shoes.

They were surrounded by four masked individuals, one of them armed, who robbed them.

— Article TextDescribing the ambush of the Argentine victim.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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