Mexican fighter Irwin Rivera has been behaving erratically for several days and his family was worried a few hours before the psychotic break which led to the stabbing of his two sisters and his arrest hours later in the state of Florida.
A source close to the family, who requested anonymity, given the seriousness of the allegations, revealed to Interests who are very concerned about their mental state. “It wasn’t like that, we want people to know that Irwin didn’t intentionally hurt anyone.”
Lezlye and Kelly, They traveled from New York to Florida to accompany their brotherThey had noticed a worrying change in his behavior: “My sister and I are fine, we just want everyone to know that this is not about us. We love our brother wholeheartedly and anyone who knows us as a family knows how much we care about each other, “Lezlye wrote on social media.
Both are out of danger after stabbed injuries provoked in the early hours of Thursday, the published text also explains that “last weekend my brother started behaving very differently than usual. He did not sleep, did not speak as usual and lost interest in training, which we all know is his greatest passion in life. We took the first plane we could see, unfortunately his mental state was much worse than we thought and it was too late to help him. This is not easy for my family, but keep my brother in your prayers, pray for him to stabilize because In the last 24 hours his mind has become unrecognizable. Once again, we support our brother one hundred percent and we love him. We hope you have the help you need urgently. ”
His mother, Susana Campos, also expressed the same opinion: “My son lost his memory and something bad happened to him for a few days, his mind froze, he was gone. “
Irwin, 31, was born in Mexico but moved to the United States with his family when he was very young. He lived in Florida for six years. evolved into his MMA career at the UFC, where it is 1-2 in three fights.
In his public appearances, he was always smiling and constantly talked about the importance of his family, as well as his daughter Anabella.
He is still in custody and it has not been determined whether he could be released on bail on charges of attempted murder or sent for treatment, given the circumstances of the case.
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