THE heartbroken family of a tourist who sent chilling texts before being killed in a horror plunge have slammed cops who claim her death was an accident.
Ivonne Daniela Latorre, 24, vanished from the Zamna electronic music festival in Cairo, Egypt, which she went to with her friend, Colombian beauty queen Estefania Bedoy.
Ivonne Daniela Latorre’s family have slammed cops for saying her death was accidental[/caption]
She was with her pal Estefania Bedoya in Egypt when she suddenly vanished before being found in a coma[/caption]
She was found critically injured in a coma days after crossing paths with some men who posed as producers and promised to make the two friends into stars.
The tragic holidaymaker succumbed to her injuries five days later on May 4 – leaving the terrified messages she sent to her parents in the lead up to her death unexplained.
Egyptian officials ruled the case an accidental fall – but her parents have outright rejected this claim.
Her dad Tito said: “My daughter’s life was taken, either because someone pushed her directly or hurt her, or because she felt cornered and decided to take her own life.
“And if she sent warning messages, it was because she wanted to live.”
Ivonne vanished on the night of April 27 after she and Estefania went to an after-party with Colombian trans woman Jessi Escobar.
According to cops, CCTV footage revealed Ivonne arguing with Escobar at a petrol station shortly before she disappeared.
Just hours later, she was found horrifically injured and in a coma in the skylight of a residential complex.
She was found half-naked and was said to have fallen from the sixth floor.
Ivonne had also suffered multiple serious injuries including pneumothorax.
Haunting final texts she sent to her parents in Colombia emerged in May, tracking her realisation that she was in grave danger.
One chilling text referring to “The Serbian” said: “He’s scaring me.”
Another read: “They want to do something to me. They want to kidnap me.”
In a third she begged: “Please come with the police. Please come urgently.”
Photo shows Estefania (L), Jessi Escobar (C) and Ivonne (R) during the festival in Egypt[/caption]
The Colombian disappeared after attending a music festival in Cairo[/caption]
She also told her parents: “They don’t want to make us a band,” revealing that the men had lured the friends in with false promises.
Ivonne flew into Cairo on April 24, excited for the festival to mark her birthday.
Pictures and videos posted to her social media showed Ivonne enjoying herself in the sun.
One snap even showed the pair decked out in Egyptian attire alongside Jessi, in front of a large crowd of revellers.
After Ivonne met the two men and sent out the distress signals, Estefania later ended up back at the room, unharmed.
Ivonne’s family previously told Colombian press: “Neither her family nor her friends knew she was missing until Tuesday, April 30, when Estefanía, her travelling companion, contacted us.”
After hearing of her disappearance, Ivonne’s friends and family made a series of frantic calls to Cairo hospitals to locate her.
Ivonne’s family claim she was either killed or died by suicide[/caption]
In a conversation later shared by Ivonne’s relatives, Estefanía wrote: “She hasn’t woken up. They found her several days ago.
“She fell from a great height and I wasn’t there; she was with other people at the time.”
One relative, Alexandra Marin, told Colombian media: “We had a hard time finding the hospital due to language barriers and the lack of cooperation from the people involved.”
Ivonne’s family previously launched a GoFundMe appeal to help them bring back her body and fund the legal expenses to investigate her death.
They have also questioned why Estefania never contacted them directly when Ivonne went missing, despite being in regular touch with her own family.
The family filed a homicide complaint in Colombia on June 14, and prosecutors there have opened a fresh investigation.
Ivonne was found on a skylight and reportedly fell from the sixth floor of a building[/caption]
