A Florida couple who went to Haiti to go to sick relations have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom, their household says.
Abigail and Jean-Dickens Toussaint had been making their approach to Leogan, about 27 miles west of Port-au-Prince, however by no means made it, their household instructed NBC Miami. They haven’t been heard from since March 18.
Their niece, Christie Desormes, instructed NBC Miami {that a} group ordered her aunt and uncle off of a bus and have saved them captive since. The household mentioned after they paid greater than $2,000 of the $6,000 demanded ransom, the abductors modified the deal.
“It’s lots of feelings, it’s devastating, you are feeling indignant it occurred and then you definitely really feel numb on the similar time as a result of it doesn’t really feel actual,” Desormes mentioned.
Desormes urged the general public to contact their state representatives to ask for assist in bringing her aunt and uncle dwelling.
The U.S. State Division mentioned in a press release to NBC Information Sunday that the company was conscious of stories of two lacking People in Haiti.
“When a U.S. citizen is lacking, we work intently with native authorities as they perform their search efforts, and we share info with households nevertheless we will,” the assertion mentioned. “We’ve got nothing additional to share at the moment.”
The First Haitian Baptist Church of Pompano Seashore posted concerning the Toussaints on Wednesday, asking for its congregation to wish for the couple.
“Together with our prayers, we’re additionally difficult our authorities officers to make use of their assets in bringing these two again to us the place they belong,” the church mentioned.
The church additionally held an intercession on Friday night time, the place individuals had been invited to wish for the Toussaints.
