Young Matanzas woman missing for 20 days after traveling to Havana to meet man she met online

Activists And feminist platforms have released new details on Melisa Odaisi Peraza Cabreraa 24-year-old woman missing for 20 days. Independent journalist and activist Marta María Ramírez revealed on her Facebook page that Melisa, who resides in Cardenas, Matanzasleft his home on May 14 to go to Havana to meet a man she had met online.

“On May 27, after several unsuccessful attempts to contact her and after a friend saw her from afar on Ayestaran Street in Havana, walking with two young men, the family reported his disappearance to the Cárdenas police,” Ramírez detailed.

Melisa was last seen wearing blue jeans and white sneakers. She has three children: a four-year-old girl, a two-year-old boy and a four-month-old girl. In her online photos, she appears to be of slender build. According to her family's description, she has hazel eyes, brown hair, and a mole above her upper lip. She also has three tattoos: one on her arm, another on her chest (with the names of her siblings and her daughter), and a third unspecified tattoo.

“For any information on his whereabouts, please call the contacts provided by his family, 50871224 and 63913513, and/or the police,” insisted the activist.

This week, Roxana Garciaadministrator of the Facebook group “Denounce Crimes in Cuba”, shared another call for help on social networks after contacting Chris Dugenawho claims to be Melisa's cousin.

“Please, if you see this young woman, call the number 50871224. She has been missing for 17 days. The last time she was seen was in Havana, with a little boy. please, if you see her, call urgently She has three children who ask for their mother every day. Her family is desperate for her,” García wrote.

The post was widely shared on Facebook, with strong community support for the family's plight. However, there are still no leads as to the young mother's whereabouts.