The father of a nine-year-old Miami girl who was reported missing this week along with her mother has stabbed himself, reports the Miami Herald.
Police have said foul play is a possibility in the disappearance of South Florida woman Liliana Moreno, 43, and her 9-year-old daughter Daniela.
Media outlets are reporting that Moreno’s sister in Colombia contacted police in the Miami suburb of Doral on Tuesday after she had not heard from them in days. Authorities say the girl hasn’t been in school since last Thursday. Police found Liliana Moreno’s purse, wallet and car at her Doral apartment, reports the Miami Herald.
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Police launched a massive search for mother and daughter, searching Dumpsters, lakes, wooded areas and a warehouse.
Friday, police say they found the child’s father Gustavo Castano in a truck in the parking lot of a Miami-area Home Depot, distraught and having apparently cut himself with a knife. It was the same Home Depot where Castano reportedly told investigators he dropped the mother and daughter off on Monday, according to CBS Miami. Police were seen searching a retention pond behind the store.
CBS Miami reports Castano was being treated at a hospital for self-inflicted wounds. He was listed in stable condition.
Police are calling Castano a person of interest, reports the Herald.
