The father of one of two teenage girls found dead in Jaen’s Parque de la Concordia has rejected the police’s claim that she took her own life.
The grieving parent, speaking to Canal Sur’s Hoy en Dia, insisted she was ‘a happy, confident girl’ with no history of depression, bullying or emotional distress.
The bodies of 16-year-old Sharit and 15-year-old Rosmed were found at around 1.30am on Saturday.
Speaking outside the funeral home where his daughter was laid to rest on Monday, Sharit’s father Alexander vehemently rejected the idea that she took her own life.
‘They want to stage the perfect suicide, when it is the perfect homicide,’ he told reporters, insisting she had shown no signs of distress and had sent a voice message earlier that evening discussing plans with her friend.
‘She was a very noble girl. She wasn’t sad,’ he said. ‘She was strong, she was secure in herself. I’m convinced she didn’t do this.’
The father said there are ‘inconsistencies’ in the circumstances surrounding the deaths and stressed that the family is waiting for the final forensic report.
He also claimed that Rosmed, who was cremated on Sunday, had suffered bullying in previous schools, and noted that she had changed centres three times in two years before dropping out this September.
Both girls had enrolled at the IES San Juan Bosco together.
It comes after local youngsters claimed both girls had suffered some form of bullying at school – although the insititution said there had been no formal complaints made.
The Policia Nacional said on Monday that investigators ‘have found no evidence of bullying nor any open protocols related to harassment’ in relation to either girl.
The force is continuing with suicide as the main hypothesis, while keeping all lines of enquiry open.
It comes after the regional education department confirmed that two schools previously attended by one of the girls – identified by the Junta as Sharit – had activated protocols for self-harm.
These measures are preventative tools used to monitor and support students at risk of suicidal behaviour.
Hundreds of people filled Plaza de Santa Maria on Monday afternoon in a show of solidarity with the families.
Many attendees were pupils from San Juan Bosco, where Sharit was described by teachers as a quiet but high-achieving student on the hairdressing vocational track.
Members of Jaen’s Colombian community also joined the gathering, calling for increased police presence and improved security measures in Parque de la Concordia.
A two-minute silence is scheduled to be held at the school on Tuesday, with psychological support teams already deployed for students.
When the girls failed to return home on Friday night, their families set out to look for them. They came across the devastating scene just after 1am on Saturday.
The investigation remains under judicial secrecy, meaning no further official details will be released until a judge lifts the order.
