Angel Cordero: Unsung Hero In Freeing Abducted Women In Cleveland

By Huffington Post Latino Voices

While Charles Ramsey has become an Internet phenomenon for his role in saving the three women abducted and allegedly raped for years in a Cleveland home, another hero’s efforts have passed by relatively unnoticed, ABC News Channel 5 reports.

Angel Cordero, who speaks only Spanish, told the ABC affiliate that he arrived at the scene first and he was the one to kick the door down, freeing Amanda Berry, who had been trapped inside for nearly 10 years.

“I helped her,” Cordero says in the newscast that aired Tuesday. “I was first.”

Cordero often visits the house across the street to have dinner, according to a report form CNN.

Reporter Stephanie Ramirez said Cleveland police brought Cordero to her for an interview, saying he had played a role in the rescue. She pointed out…

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This article was first published in Huffington Post Latino Voices.