Family and friends paid their last respects on Tuesday to Angelica Bravo, the mother of two from Sacramento, California, who has been missing for five weeks.
Police found the 28-year-old woman dead in her ex-boyfriend’s home. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Her ex, Camron Lee, has not been named as a suspect in her murder, but KCRA reports that police believe he took the two children he had with Bravo, four-year-old Athena Lee and two-year-old Mateo Lee.
“I know there’s someone out there who knows where they are. They just need to tell us. I just want them to come home. I want them to be safe and know they’re loved. We need them back here,” a tearful Dawn Bodea, Bravo’s mother, told Fox40.
She says a good friend offered a $10,000 reward for the return of the children, with no questions asked.
“We are grateful for the family that surrounds us and the people who are there for us, but yes, it is a lot,” she said.
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Angelica’s brother Gilbert, 18, recently had a tattoo of his sister inked on his leg and wears a photo around his neck.
“I had a lot of emotions going through my head and I came to the conclusion that I had lost my sister, so I had a lot of sadness and anger going through my head,” Gilbert said. “This is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever been through in my life.”
The family describes the relationship between Bravo and Lee as abusive. Bravo’s grandmother, Carol Bravo, urged victims to speak out.
“You do not have to tolerate domestic violence. If you are in a situation where you are experiencing domestic violence and you recognise it, please seek help,” she said.
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