A devastated mother has spoken of her unbearable heartbreak after her four sons were killed as the roof collapsed in the bedroom of their family home in Argentina. Santino Hardoy, 10, Lorenzo del Rio, six and four-year-old twins Benicio and Noah Nisi were all tragically crushed to death on January 9 after five tonnes of rubble fell through the roof at their home in El Jaquel, the Mirror reports.
Mum Pamela Nisi moved into her boyfriend Catalino Daniel Lopez's property with her children only two weeks prior to the tragedy and the homeowner was reportedly carrying out some DIY work to extend the house that was in a 'poor condition'. A few hours before their deaths, Lopez had cleared a patio and left five tonnes of rubble on the roof which is believed to have caused the weight collapse.
Heartbroken Ms Nisi, 37, said: "My four children have died, I feel like I'm dying. I don't want to live anymore. My twins Benicio and Noah, and Lolo and Santino all went to heaven.
"They left me, mummy's angels. Tell me it's all just a nightmare. For God's sake, my children, no!"
She added: "Who can take this pain away from me? I can't take it anymore. Why is life so unfair to me? I miss you my Lolo, my Santi and my babies."
51-year-old Lopez who only reportedly only recently met Ms Nisi has now been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. The mother who shared her six children with four different partners was with her other son, Valentine Benitez, 15 outside the bedroom when they heard a noise before the roof came crashing down.
Santino's father Pablo Ezequiel told local media: "On Sunday, they put rubble on the roof and we believe that's why the structure gave way. They wanted to clear the patio and instead of putting it on the street, they put it on the roof. That weight - we think - made it collapse."
Family members and neighbours have set up a crowdfunding page to raise funds for the cost of the victim's funerals. The municipality of Esteban Echeverría told the Argentina newspaper Clarin that "experts were working to evaluate the collateral risks" involved in the accident and that "the rubble was removed by workers so that specialists could put together a report for the prosecution."
The investigation into the incident is currently ongoing.
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