Interpol after missing girl’s father
> Argentine dad behind abduction, says mum who was given custody
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) is after the man behind missing seven-year-old Argentine girl Alum Langone Avalos.
Argentine ambassador to Malaysia Manuel Balaguer Salas said Interpol has issued a red alert for 41-year-old musician Jorge Gabriel Langone, who is the natural father of the child, and his companion Candela Soledad Gutierrez.
Salas, who was also present at the media conference yesterday with the girl’s mother, Alexandra Avalos, said that the authorities here had informed them that Langone, Alum and Candela had entered the country illegally through the Johor border.
“Interpol has issued a red alert for the the couple. We hope to pick them up soon,” he added.
The trio were last seen in December in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan and were said to have been heading to Kulai, Johor.
The girl’s mother said Langone had masqueraded as a Spaniard in Malaysia.
Avalos, 27, said she spoke with several locals in Kuala Pilah and got to know that Langone indicated that his was a Spanish family and that Alum had even attended a kindergarten here for 10 days.
She is in Malaysia looking for her daughter who has been reportedly been missing since June.
Avalos said she left Alum’s father, Langone, after years of alleged abuse.
She said Langone turned up at Alum’s school in Argentina hours before the court granted her full custody.
She claimed that Langone and Gutierrez brought Alum to Bolivia and later to Malaysia.
Avalos, who arrived here two weeks ago, subsequently contacted the Argentine Embassy here, which reached out to police and the Immigration Department.
Avalos is appealing to authorities for new information about Alum.
“I want nothing to do with him (Langone) any more. As for Alum, I can only hope she knows that I am looking for her. I will never stop looking for her and I love her very much,” she said.
Anyone with information about the case are urged to inform the police or the embassy at 012-201 2464.