09-15-2011, 03:45 PM
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FOREST PARK, Ga. -- The mother of four children missing from Forest Park tells 11Alive News she's not sure if their father would hurt them.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a Levi's Call for 12-year-old Jose Javier Madrigal, 10-year-old Francisco Benjamin Madrigal, 9-year-old Michael Allen Madrigal and 6-year-old Geneicey Madrigal on Tuesday.
They are believed to in the company of their father, 34-year-old Francisco Madrigal. They children were last seen at about 8:15 p.m Monday in the 1400 block of Rock Cut Road in Forest Park.
Forest Park Police Major Chris Matson said a recent domestic issue reportedly sparked the kidnapping.
Police said Francisco has shown some violent behavior in the past, and as a result, the children are considered to be in danger.
11Alive's Blayne Alexander spoke with the children's mother, Miriam Rivera, on Wednesday.
Rivera said she talked to one of her kids by phone on Tuesday and believes they are OK.
However, when asked if she thought their father would ever harm them, Rivera said, "I don't know. Maybe."
She and Madrigal never married.
Meanwhile, Madrigal's sister Elsa believes her brother took the children because they were left home alone. She told 11Alive News that the whole thing is a result of both parents over reacting.
"My brother is not a bad person," she said. "He has a bad temper sometimes, yes. But he's not a bad person. He would not hurt his kids. He loves his kids and his kids love him to death, too."
FOREST PARK, Ga. -- The mother of four children missing from Forest Park tells 11Alive News she's not sure if their father would hurt them.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a Levi's Call for 12-year-old Jose Javier Madrigal, 10-year-old Francisco Benjamin Madrigal, 9-year-old Michael Allen Madrigal and 6-year-old Geneicey Madrigal on Tuesday.
They are believed to in the company of their father, 34-year-old Francisco Madrigal. They children were last seen at about 8:15 p.m Monday in the 1400 block of Rock Cut Road in Forest Park.
Forest Park Police Major Chris Matson said a recent domestic issue reportedly sparked the kidnapping.
Police said Francisco has shown some violent behavior in the past, and as a result, the children are considered to be in danger.
11Alive's Blayne Alexander spoke with the children's mother, Miriam Rivera, on Wednesday.
Rivera said she talked to one of her kids by phone on Tuesday and believes they are OK.
However, when asked if she thought their father would ever harm them, Rivera said, "I don't know. Maybe."
She and Madrigal never married.
Meanwhile, Madrigal's sister Elsa believes her brother took the children because they were left home alone. She told 11Alive News that the whole thing is a result of both parents over reacting.
"My brother is not a bad person," she said. "He has a bad temper sometimes, yes. But he's not a bad person. He would not hurt his kids. He loves his kids and his kids love him to death, too."