The incident occurred amid a state of emergency declared 10 days ago by the government in nine areas of the country.

The kidnappers demanded $500,000 for the release of the wife and son but the family refused to pay, police said.

Police say the family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez has been rescued after being kidnapped from their home in ...

Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez's wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped early Wednesday, police reported, when men broke into their home in search of the Emelec defender ...

Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodriguez‘s wife and 5-year-old child were kidnapped following a home invasion. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. Wednesday in Guayaquil, a port city ...

(AP Photo/Gustavo Garello, File) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez was rescued after being kidnapped from their home in the coastal city of Guayaquil, ...