A murder suspect on the run for eight months has been arrested but boasted a GOBLIN helped him evade cops.
Kevin Orlando Arias Forero shocked police when he bragged the mythical creature had allowed him to remain a fugitive for so long.
The 23-year-old was arrested for allegedly killing two people in April last year.
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But the manhunt finally came to a conclusion with bizarre details emerging.
Forero was found to be in possession of a creepy figurine which resembled that of a goblin.
The object has a green face, strange looking arms, a beard and wears striped trousers.
When being interrogated by police, the suspect explained that he prayed to a sinister spirit which supposedly inhabits the doll every morning at 4am.
He then suggested that his daily ritual is why it took authorities so long to catch him.
His reasoning for being finally discovered was that he had failed to perform the ritual on that particular morning.
Forero believes that the goblin then removed any protection from him which led to his arrest.
The whereabouts of the doll are unknown at this time, as reported by Need To Know.
Forero was found in the municipality of Pitalito, south of Cali, Colombia on Monday (6 Jan).
He is linked to the murder of Jeison Fernando DÃaz Fierro, who was attacked in the area.
During that same attack, a man named Leonardo Santos Jiménez was also injured and later died in hospital.
In a statement from Huila Police, during the arrest one firearm, a mobile phone, and Forero’s motorbike were seized.
When police discovered him, he attempted to escape on his motorbike, but ended up colliding with a vehicle making it easy for him to be caught.
The ‘goblin’ has been labelled as a ‘Santeria item’ by authorities.
Santeria is a religious tradition of African origin that was developed in Cuba and then spread throughout Latin America and the United States.
Practices involve worshipping, rituals, spirit possession, trance dancing, and animal sacrifice.
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