Relatives and friends of missing Venezuelan woman Silvani Milano Brito, 18, are very worried about her welfare and safety as they have not heard from or seen her in more than two weeks.
They said she was allegedly being threatened by a group of people.
The Venezuelan community in T&T over the weekend sent out a ‘Missing Person’ bulletin in the hope that she will be found.
Guardian Media understands that Brito was one of two teenagers who was rescued by the police last year. Police said Brito and the other teen were reportedly being held against their will.
Police said Brito had been staying in a safe house under the protection of police officers including those from the Counter-Trafficking Unit. But when she turned 18 she was allowed to leave and subsequently went to live with a relative in San Fernando.
Speaking with Guardian Media, Venezuelan activist Yesenia Gonzalez, who worked along with the police in Brito’s rescue and who continued to keep in contact with her, said she was very worried about Brito. Gonzalez said the last time she spoke with the 18-year-old she mentioned she was being threatened.
“She called me on the 23rd of September and she just wanted to say hi, how you going and that was it. And I say I’m fine and I say how things going with you, did you deal with the issue with the criminal and whatever? And she say no nothing they (referring to the police) never called her or nothing like that,” Gonzalez claimed.
The activist said she was growing fearful that Brito could be harmed.
“I know she was in San Fernando and she was telling me that they (referring to a group of people) were threatening her all the time. They were making a lot of threats to her and they say they will set her up and that how they are going to get revenge,” she added.
Brito was 17 when rescued by police after allegedly being held against her will. She told police that she had only arrived in Trinidad six months before she was allegedly attacked and kidnapped.