Armed Cops Forcefully Take Boy, 8, From Grandparents Home Amid Bitter Custody Row

This is the moment armed Mexican agents take an eight-year-old child from his grandparent’s house amid a bitter custody dispute.

Zac had been living with his grandparents after they applied for legal guardianship over him due to the alleged neglect he suffered with his mother.

The young boy was taken by armed men from the house of his maternal grandparents in the neighbourhood of Montecristo in the Mexican city of Merida on 15th September.

An eight-year-old boy named Zac who was abducted from the home of his maternal grandparents by armed men in Montecristo, Merida, Yucatan on 15th of September 2021. (@zacregresa/Newsflash)

The event was recorded on a home security camera and shows an armed group violently breaking through a gate and entering the house, then carrying the young boy away in their arms.

Zac’s aunt Ana Cristina Narvaez told the newspaper La Jornada Maya that the men looked like Yucatan State Attorney General’s Office (FGR) agents, claiming that they did not present their ID cards or a warrant for their action at the time.

The grandfather followed the armed men outside, but could not stop them from taking his grandchild.

An eight-year-old boy named Zac who was abducted from the home of his maternal grandparents by armed men in Montecristo, Merida, Yucatan on 15th of September 2021. (@zacregresa/Newsflash)

The family immediately went to the Yucatan State Attorney General’s Office and filed a complaint.

Ana explained that this was not the right way to treat a child and that they are currently unaware of Zac’s whereabouts.

Zac’s maternal grandparents have started legal action to become the child’s lawful guardians after the boy was allegedly neglected by his mother Geraldine Esquivel Narvaez.

An eight-year-old boy named Zac who was abducted from the home of his maternal grandparents by armed men in Montecristo, Merida, Yucatan on 15th of September 2021. (@zacregresa/Newsflash)

They took complete responsibility for Zac who lived with them until he was taken away.

It is currently unclear if this incident is connected to the custody battle. Zac’s relatives have asked local residents for help finding the boy’s current whereabouts.

Local media sources did not confirm that the armed group in the footage were FGR agents.