A homeless father-of-three who had been living with sons inside a trashed, abandoned car for six months has received overwhelming show of support.
Local government institutions, celebrities and the public where taken aback by Tuesday’s local Dominican Republic newscast interview of Julio Roberto Ramirez Abreu, which showed the inhumane living conditions the Dominican Republic native and his sons had been subjected to.
About six months ago, Abreu was left in shock when he returned home from work to find his home in the sector of Los Guaricanos completely destroyed by a bulldozer.
The owner of the plot sold it behind Abreu’s because she was in fiancial straits.
Abreu was threatened by a group of masked armed thugs and was forced to leave the premises, taking with his whatever he could while he and his sons wondered where they would live next.
Ever since his family have been living in squalor and have struggled to put together enough money for small amounts of food.
Julio Roberto Ramirez Abreu his three sons, ages seven, nine and 12, had been living inside an abandoned car for the last six months after their home was wrecked by a bulldozer
Vincent Carmona (second right), also known as El Dotol Nastra on the Dominican radio waves, was alarmed by the condition Julio Roberto Ramirez Abreu (third left) and his sons dealt with
Images of the interview, which has gone viral, show all of the family’s belongings spread throughout an abandoned car, spared by a poor homeowner who was disheartened by the appearance of the widowed husband and his three children, ages seven, nine and 12.
‘I feel impotent because I don’t know what do,’ Abreu told Noticias Sin.
On Wednesday morning, the National Housing Institute and the Presidency’s Welfare Plan came to the family’s aid and temporarily placed them in a home for the next two months, rent free, in the sector of Villa Juana.
The government agencies will be moving Abreu and his three sons into a small modest home that is currently under construction.
Government officials also stepped in and found a school to temporarily take in his sons.
With the assistance of other local celebrities with ties to the local music industry, three beds were also donated and strangers came about with food and clothing donations.
According to Noticias SIN, Abreu, 38, purchased a small land plot with a humble home built out of wood for $55,000 Dominican pesos [$1103.97], money he received after he and his four brothers sold their family house four years ago.
Sadly enough, his wife Yaquenia, 29, passed away a year after falling sick due to a stomach ulcer, leaving Abreu the responsibilty of raising three young boys by himself.
Vincent Carmona (carrying a child), also known as El Dotol Nastra, helped with the donation drive to assist Julio Roberto Ramirez Abreu (second from right) and his three boys
Volunteers deliver a mattress to Julio Roberto Ramirez Abreu’s temporary home that was rented and pay for by local government agencies
The viral story of family-of-four, who spent the last six months living inside an abandoned car, caught the attention of strangers, politicians and local celebs in the Dominican Republic
According to a government source who spoke to the DailyMail.com on the condition of anonymity, Josephina Olivares, who sold the small land plot to Abreu, was in a tough economic situation due to her delinquent son.
She allegedly went behind Abreu’s back and forged a business deal with a local man, and swapped the land for a $40,000 Dominican pesos loan [$883.18].
Unable to afford a new home, the poor family wandered about in the streets of Villa Consuelo until a friend offered up his old car as shelter as other folks helped them with food.
Prosecutors have filed charges against Olivares in hope of finding a solution to Abreu’s family’s plight.