Instagram model ‘helps mum escape jail by distracting guard’ in daring plan with hidden rope ladder and getaway bike

AN INSTAGRAM model has helped her mum escape jail by distracting the security guard, it has been claimed. Colombian influencer Aída Victoria Merlano, 21, was reportedly able to execute her daring plan of breaking her mum out of prison by using a hidden rope and a getaway bike. Instagram/aidavictoriamAída Victoria Merlano is accused of helping her mum escape prison[/caption] Instagram/aidavictoriamThe influencer is accused of distracting a security guard in a bid to help her mum[/caption] Footage shows the moment ex-politician Aída Merlano Rebolledo managed to escape During a trial this week, prosecutors heard that the stunning model helped former politician Aída Merlano Rebolledo escape from a Bogota prison by climbing out of a third-story window and using a rope to get to the ground, Vice reported. The incident took place in October 2019, when Rebolledo, then 38, became a senator but was convicted shortly afterward after authorities discovered evidence of voter fraud, corruption, and illegal possession of weapons. She was sentenced to 15 years behind bars within six months of her election victory and escaped just two weeks after. Her 21-year-old daughter was charged at the time but has remained free on bail and often shares snaps of herself with her 2.5m followers. The opportunity to escape arose when Rebolledo had a dentist appointment. While she was accompanied by a prison guard and a driver to the dentist’s office located outside the penitentiary, she was allowed to enter alone. Most read in The Sun OUT OF LOX Live updates on Roblox down as thousands say gaming platform not working PAIN OF ZAYN Zayn Malik axed by record label as fans fear he's been smoking strong cannabis SHOP HORROR Disabled gran, 48, left with 74p in bank after 3 Asda deliveries didn't arrive KILLER WIFE Abused wife, 66, who murdered husband in stabbing jailed for life FERRY FAMILY Chloe Ferry sparks pregnancy rumours as she strokes her stomach in snap MINI ME Princess Andre looks just like mum Katie Price as a teenager in latest snap Trial evidence showed that the felon was later left alone in the examination room. Footage from El Tiempo shows the moment she was able to climb down from the window using a red cord before dropping to the ground in front of shocked onlookers. She then proceeds to jump on the back of a bike, allegedly driven by a man posing as a delivery driver, and flees the scene. As the news of her escape hit the headlines, Merlano took advantage of the situation. Almost a month later she was featured on the cover of a magazine posing naked in handcuffs with the tagline “The Daughter of the Fugitive Congresswoman Confesses.” Rebolledo was eventually caught in Venezuela a few months later, in January 2020. Authorities who suspected her daughter and the dentist, Javier Cely Barajas, were accomplices, officially charged them the following month. The duo has pleaded innocent during the trial this week but they face years in prison if found guilty. The Instagram model said in an Instagram video: “Despite getting up every day knowing that I can go to jail for 21 years, I am happy because I have the conviction that happiness is a decision that one makes every day. “Be happy today because you do not know what will happen tomorrow.” The felon climbed down the window using a rope and fled the scene in a getaway bike Instagram/aidavictoriamThe 21-year-old is facing a long prison sentence if found guilty[/caption] We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.