PANAMA/ECUARDOR: Ecuardorian authorities believe Panamanian eight-year-old girl living in Ecuador is Monica Serrano kidnapped from her country in 2003

Licence & Pricing

Corporate Use - Internal, One Country, UK for Five Years Edit this Licence

Making a fraudulent declaration as to your intended use may constitute an offence Terms & Conditions

£ 149

(price based per clip on current active licence)

Email page

Print Page

06 July 2009

Shotlist Ref: RTV1253209

PANAMA/ECUARDOR: Ecuardorian authorities believe Panamanian eight-year-old girl living in Ecuador is Monica Serrano kidnapped from her country in 2003

View technical info View page as text only View expanded page

Add all clips to ClipBin

Add all clips to Basket

Use the panel below to add single clips to your clipbin or basket

Now playing clip:1/4

Duration: 00:03:22:13

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 120

Add to Basket

Added to Basket

Add to Clipbin

Added to Clipbin

Story:

Authorities in Ecuador have recovered an eight-year-old girl living in Guayaquil called Angelis Mitre Castillo, who they believe is Monica Serrano, a Panamanian girl who was kidnapped in 2003.
The foreign ministries of Panama and Ecuador are working to confirm the girl's identity through DNA tests before proceeding with the girl's repatriation.
With the cooperation of Panamanian authorities, Ecuadorean officials and Dinapen, an organization devoted exclusively for the protection of minors, rescued the child. The girl is seen here with her back to the camera to protect her identity. She is accompanied by an Ecuadorean police officer.
"The initial details were given to us by investigations carried out in Panama. That served as a basis to continue intelligence work carried out here," said Dinapen Director from the Guayas province Carlos Jacome.
The girl's alleged captor was found living in Spain.
In February this year, Interpol of Spain informed Panama's Interpol that it had found the girl under the care of a woman named Maria del Carmen Medina. The woman claimed the girl was given to her in Panama and she later left her in the care of relatives in Ecuador. She claims her adoption papers are in order.
Medina said she carried out all adoption work through MIDES in Chepo, but Panamanian authorities could not find legal adoption papers.
Delfia Rosales, the aunt of the kidnapped girl Monica Serrano, is seen talking on the phone here to relatives and telling them a girl was rescued in Ecuador but DNA tests have yet to be carried out.
Panamanian Attorney-General Ana Matilde Gomez said a man had tipped authorities about the girl.
"We received a call from an Ecuadorean citizen who lives in Spain saying that within his community of Ecuadoreans living in Spain, stemming from a situation of personal conflict, he wanted to point out that he had overheard this Ecuadorean citizen saying she had a Panamanian girl who had been given to her in Panama. With that information we immediately contacted Interpol in Panama who contacted Interpol Spain to try to find that Ecuadorean citizen who lives in Spain with this information," she told reporters.
"I would like you to know all this has been done through police investigations. Information has had to be processed by officers taking care it was not leaked to the media to avoid losing touch with the only person who was the link we had," she added.
Gomez said an expert in genetics, a prosecutor and a representative of the Panamanian foreign ministry would travel to Ecuador in order to review the case file held by Ecuadorean authorities and confirm if DNA tests matched the alleged biological parents.
The father of Monica Serrano hopes the results are positive.
"We know the information is coming from Ecuador but we trust in God it will be positive and will be good for all of us and all of you too. (Reporter asks: Have you seen photos of her?) We saw a photo and she has similar traits to the girl. What we have to do is look for certainty through the DNA test," he said.
Meanwhile the rescued girl is staying at DINAPEN offices in Guayas, Ecuador. close

Clip 1 of 4

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 120

Duration:00:00:06

Timecode - In:

Out:

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR (FILE) (REUTERS)

GENERAL VIEWS OF CITY
A1: FX / A2: FX

Clips On Demand

Play Clip

Price:

£149(price based on current active licence)

Add to Basket

Add to Clipbin

Clip 2 of 4

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 287

NOT AVAILABLE FOR RESALE

More Info

Clip 2 of 4

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 287

Duration:00:00:46

Timecode - In:

Out:

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR (JULY 02, 2009) (RTU - NO ACCESS ECUADOR)

VARIOUS OF GIRL RESCUED BY DINAPEN, AN ORGANIZATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS AND ECUADOREAN INTERPOL/ GIRL HAS BACK TO CAMERA TO PROTECT HER IDENTITY AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY ECUADOREAN POLICE OFFICER
STILL PHOTO OF MONICA MILAGROS SERRANO BEFORE KIDNAP/ STILL PHOTO OF WHAT SHE MAY LOOK LIKE NOW
POLICEMEN DURING NEWS CONFERENCE

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DIRECTOR OF DINAPEN FROM THE GUAYAS PROVINCE, CARLOS JACOME, SAYING:
"The initial details were given to us by investigations carried out in Panama. That served as a basis to continue intelligence work carried out here."

FALSE IDENTITY DOCUMENT OF SERRANO
GIRL WALKING ALONG DINAPEN OFFICES ACCOMPANIED BY POLICE
A1: FX / A2: FX

Price:

N/A

Clip 3 of 4

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 1460

Duration:00:00:06

Timecode - In:

Out:

QUITO, ECUADOR (JULY 03, 2009) (REUTERS)

VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF POLICE OFFICES, WHERE INTERPOL OFFICES ARE LOCATED
A1: FX / A2: FX

Clips On Demand

Play Clip

Price:

£149(price based on current active licence)

Add to Basket

Add to Clipbin

Clip 4 of 4

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 1634

NOT AVAILABLE FOR RESALE

More Info

Clip 4 of 4

Clip Ref: RTV1253209 1634

Duration:00:02:17

Timecode - In:

Out:

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (JULY 03, 2009) (CH 2 - NO ACCESS PANAMA)

GENERAL VIEW OF HOUSE
DELFIA ROSALES, AUNT OF KIDNAPPED GIRL, MONICA SERRANO WALKING AROUND HOUSE
ROSALES TALKING ON PHONE AND SAYING GIRL IS IN ECUADOR BUT DNA HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT
RELATIVES STANDING OUTSIDE

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PANAMANIAN ATTORNEY-GENERAL, ANA MATILDE GOMEZ, SAYING "We received a call from an Ecuadorean citizen who lives in Spain saying that within his community of Ecuadoreans living in Spain, stemming from a situation of personal conflict, he wanted to point out that he had overheard this Ecuadorean citizen saying she had a Panamanian girl who had been given to her in Panama. With that information we immediately contacted Interpol in Panama who contacted Interpol Spain to try to find that Ecuadorean citizen who lives in Spain with this information."

STILL PHOTO OF MONICA SERRANO

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PANAMANIAN ATTORNEY-GENERAL, ANA MATILDE GOMEZ, SAYING "I would like you to know all this has been done through police investigations. Information has had to be processed by officers taking care it was not leaked to the media to avoid losing touch with the only person who was the link we had."

CHILDREN PLAYING IN PLAYGROUND

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FATHER OF MONICA SERRANO, SAYING "We know the information is coming from Ecuador but we trust in God it will be positive and will be good for all of us and all of you too. (Reporter asks: Have you seen photos of her?) We saw a photo and she has similar traits to the girl. What we have to do is look for certainty through the DNA test."

POSTER FOR MISSING GIRL
VARIOUS OF ADVERTISEMENT IN STREET FOR MISSING GIRL
A1: FX / A2: FX

Price:

N/A

My Basket

Your basket is empty

Language Selection

PANAMA/ECUARDOR: Ecuardorian authorities believe Panamanian eight-year-old girl living in Ecuador is Monica Serrano kidnapped from her country in 2003

Story:

Story:

Clip 1 of 4

Clip 2 of 4

Clip 2 of 4

Clip 3 of 4

Clip 4 of 4

Clip 4 of 4

Clip Story:

My Basket