Alejandra Saldarriaga says her family moved to London about three years ago to pursue a safer life after cartel violence in one of Colombia’s most dangerous cities. Speaking after the killing of her 15-year-old son, Brayan David Saldarriaga, she says the family’s plans to stay in Britain have been “put on pause.”
According to reports, Brayan was murdered on May 25 in Hackney. The Evening Standard and the Daily Mail describe the incident as occurring at or connected to a London house party, where Brayan was stabbed. The reports focus on the impact on Saldarriaga and her consideration of whether to return to Colombia.
While the accounts agree on the broad timeline and motive for relocating—escaping cartel violence—and on Brayan’s death in Hackney on May 25, they differ mainly in emphasis and the extent of details provided about the circumstances of the stabbing and Saldarriaga’s stated intentions. The reports do not provide additional confirmed information about suspects or charges.
