Luis Diaz’s Father: Full Horror Of Kidnapping Ordeal Revealed

The father of Liverpool star Luis Diaz feared for his life after being kidnapped, with his captors making him walk for two days straight at one stage.

Following his safe release, the complete circumstances of Luis Manuel Diaz’s harrowing ordeal have come to light.

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Diaz senior, who was taken alongside his wife on October 28, was subjected to 13 days of pain and suffering at the hands of his tormentors.

He suffered a knee injury after coming off the motorbike that his ELN hostage-takers used to abduct him and his partner, Cilenis Marulanda.

Talks about a happy ending to a horrifying tale languished despite Diaz’s wife being freed soon after the incident in question.

The ELN finally agreed to release Diaz on November 9, with his kidnappers being hunted down by police and the Colombian army.

Monsignor Francisco Ceballos, the Bishop of Riohacha in Colombia’s northern Caribbean region, was the first member of the humanitarian team to speak with Diaz following his rescue and has revealed details of what the 58-year-old went through.

Ceballos has told Colombian TV: “It’s a very emotional moment when you see a person who has been deprived of his liberty in front of you. I met him practically on the path he was coming along.

“I was the first person who saw him. I hugged him and he began to cry.

“He was very emotional and very tired because of the long walks he had to do. He told me he had to walk continuously for two days plus another four days when he was kidnapped.

“Of the 13 days he was kidnapped he was walking for six days day and night.”

He was helicoptered out of Valledupar and is now back with his family in Barrancas, where Diaz is also feeling the emotional reunion with his wife.

The same day his father was released, his son Luis, a forward for Liverpool, was playing in the Europa League against Toulouse.

The 26-year-old Colombian international has been doing his day job bravely, even scoring in a Premier League match against Luton. He will be happy to return fully to football-related concerns.