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Four young boys have died in Argentina after a ceiling collapsed on top of them, according to local reports.
The four victims — twins Benicio and Noah Nisi, both 4, Lorenzo del Rio, 6, and Santino Hardoy, 10 — were in their bedroom late Sunday night when theceiling above them collapsed, according to Argentinian newspaperClarín.
The ceiling at the El Jagüel property collapsed underneathfive tons of construction materialthat 51-year-old Catalino Daniel López left there earlier that day,Clarínand TN.com reported.
A fifth brother, 15-year-old Valentine Benítez,tried to help rescuehis siblings from the rubble, per the reports. Noah died while being transported to the Santamarina Hospital.
The three other boys were pronounced dead at the scene.
The victims' mother, Pamela Sabrina Nisi, praised Valentine for his efforts while mourning the loss of her other four sons on Facebook. She says he was the one who found Noah, and helped pull him to safety.
“He wasmy hero,” she wrote in Spanish on Facebook, adding that he helped her sift through the rubble.
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The ceiling collapse occurredjust two weeksafter Pamela and her family moved into the home with López, according toClarín.
The Argentinian newspaper said the home in question was described to them as “old and very precarious” in nature.
López has been charged with aggravated manslaughter, but has since been released from custody, per the report.
Meanwhile, Pamela has continued tomourn her sonson Facebook. “I will never forget them… I lost my other half with you…. 😭😭😭😭” she wrote alongside photos of her late children.
source: people.com
