Diaz begs kidnappers to release father after scoring on Liverpool return

Colombia forward, Luis Diaz, has begged the guerrilla group which kidnapped his parents on October 28 to release his father after scoring on his return to action for Liverpool on Sunday night.

Diaz’s mother was rescued within hours of her capture last week, but the search goes on for his father, Luis Manuel Diaz.

After heading in a stoppage-time equaliser to prevent Liverpool suffering a shock defeat to Luton Town in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, Diaz displayed a t-shirt saying “freedom for Dad”.

An 83rd-minute substitute, Diaz’s big impact came in his first appearance for Liverpool since the kidnapping.

Diaz, in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), said: “I ask the ELN for the prompt release of my father, and I ask international organisations to intercede for his freedom.

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“Every second, every minute our anguish grows.

“My mother, my brothers and I are desperate, distressed and without words to describe what we are feeling. This suffering will only end when we have him back home.

“I beg you to release him immediately, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as soon as possible.”

On Saturday, the head of Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group acknowledged the organisation had made a “mistake” in taking Diaz’s parents.

They were abducted in their hometown of Barrancas, near the Venezuelan border.

The Star