Irish missionary between nine kids abducted from the orphanage of Haiti

Nine people, including an Irish missionary and a three-year-old child, was kidnapped by an orphan by Haiti, on Sunday, on Sunday, officials said officials.

Gena Heraty, director of the installation, was taken from the town of Sainte-Hélène in Kene-Hélène in the early hours of the morning, according to Massillon Jean Mayor.

They also took seven employees and a child from the orphan, who cares more than 240 children, some with disabilities.

The attacker entered an orphan at about 15:30 (07:30 GMT) “without opening fire,” Jean said, describing it as a “planned action”.

Attackers broke through a wall to access the property, Jean said: Mrs. Heraty was going to the building.

The gang member is believed to be responsible for the attack, as reported by Le Nouvellist newspaper.

Heraty since 1993. Orphanage running an orphanage – our small siblings – On Sunday, a source said an AFP news agency told him.

No request or rescue requests, the source said.

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland said he was aware of the case and was given consular support.

Gena Heraty, Born in Liskoney, Mayo County has received numerous awards for its humanitarian work, including Oireachtas Human Dignity Award.

Previously Irish told them that he had no intention of leaving Haiti, despite the violence of the gangs and their safety threats.

“Children are still here. We are together in this,” said the newspaper in 2022.

2025. Since the year, Kenscoff Communa, outside the south of Port-Au-Prince, has been one of the constant surveys and attacks on Haiti criminals.

Haitian police, along with the alys of Kenya Police and foreign contractors, using armed drones, repeatedly searched for the gangs from their positions and bases, but they didn’t get pushing again.

Gang violence and kidnappings are also common around Port-au-Prince, where the moment says Armads control around 85% of the city.

On July 7, UNICEF’s six employees were kidnapped in a mission authorized by the PORT-AU-PRORCE armed group. Although one employee was released the next day, he captured another five gang for another three weeks.

In the first half of 2025, the UN figures show that almost 350 people were kidnapped in Haiti. At least 3,141 people also died at the same time, the UN Human Rights Office said.

The Human Rights of Volker Türk has warned that supervision of the violence in the gangs has a threat to eradicate the nation with a record that has shifted 1.3 million people in June.

The UN has mentioned families while fighting for survival in makeup shelters, to assemble health and protection risks. “