No phone. Broke. With nothing. For the past fifteen days, Kathy’s family has been glued to the phone. He searches but cannot find it. The warning is maximum: Her name is Katherine Vidondo, she is 35 years old and missing Since November 30th. That day, he escaped from the Sagrat Cor hospital in Martorell (Barcelona), taking advantage of one of the excursions they usually made in the centre.
After fifteen days of intense searching, no one heard from him again. “We are very afraid,” his mother Carmen tells CASO ABIERTO, Prensa Ibérica’s events and research portal. “Kathy has been struggling with chronic mental illness for years, really We are afraid that something might happen to him.“.
Another patient left
The alert went off when “recess” ended on the 30th. This takes an hour, happens daily, and patients like Kathy usually leave near the center accompanied by monitors. When the trip ended, alarms went off: Kathy wasn’t there.
As this media found out, in the census, They noticed that another patient was missing as well as Katherine. A boy who returned two days later. He came alone, said he didn’t know anything about Kathy. They apparently got on the bus together, arrived at Martorell station together, and parted ways there. This patient confirms that each goes their own way.
“We are very afraid, my daughter’s illness forces her to go to marginal places and environments,” her mother explains.
“My daughter did not return to the hospital and did not show any signs of life… the risk is high, we are very worried,” Carmen cries. Katherine’s illness, ““It enables people to approach marginal places and environments.” Carmen talks about retail, “areas where drugs move.” It is not desperation that makes him draw this scenario. “We had a similar situation in 2015,” his mother laments. He was gone, lost. “They found my daughter” He was lying on the streets of Barcelona when he was five and a half months old.. She had lost 20 pounds: “Her mental state, her medical condition, and her mother’s complaints prevent Kathy from seeing the danger.”There is a possibility that he went to a marginal neighborhood of Barcelona.Just like last time.” He is very social and at the same time vulnerable, “he can find complicated friendships…”, Carmen laments. He is also very trusting. He can be anywhere, wandering.
“Unattended”
Fifteen days have passed and the investigation is not progressing. It is known that he took advantage of the day off to escape. “They took them out for an hour with monitors in the hospital module where my daughter was.” They go to the cafeteria at the door of the hospital. By day 30, all 20 patients had done so. “They didn’t see him leave, they didn’t notice the escape until he entered the unit.” Carmen doesn’t want to look for criminals, “All I want is to find my daughter“, but he can’t get it out of his mind that maybe all of this could have been prevented.
“When I complained to Mossos d’Esquadra they told us they couldn’t deal with the leaks in this hospital… Maybe something is going on.” The hypothesis was just one: voluntary disappearance. “They told me he left voluntarily and there wasn’t much they could do.” Carmen said, “They did not evaluate the illness of my daughter, who has been hospitalized since February. This is not a voluntary march. “He’s a sick person, he’s in danger of disappearing and he’s at high risk.”, mint. “Kathy is not on medication and we are very scared at home. Sooner or later something will happen to her.”
Open investigation
No clue, no news, no trace. Mossos continue to collect data. Carmen believes her daughter’s departure may have been planned with a “friend.” In his private search, he collected information from three people and handed over their contacts to the police: “We don’t know if they gave any information, we have no news,” she says.
His photo is shared on social networks. SOS Lost collects clues and possible observations. There have been some searches, although none have been confirmed. Kathy could be anywhere. “If anyone has any information please help us find him.”
Kathy, who is sociable and easy to make friends with, is 1.60 meters tall, weighs 95 kilos, has a large build and looks younger than her age. “She has long wavy brown hair and brown eyes.” He left the hospital wearing black jeans, a gray sweatshirt and black sneakers. “He wasn’t even wearing a jacket and was very cold.”
Kathy’s family asks for help. If you have any information you can contact this newspaper, MOSSOS D’ESQUADRA or SOS DESAPARECIDOS at 649 952 957 or 617 126 909. Citizens’ cooperation and assistance can be crucial.