The paysandu police arrested this Thursday afternoon the brother of the 27-year-old woman who was found lifeless with her 8-year-old son at Playa Mayea, in Paysandú. Both had been missing since Monday and were wanted by the Police, as well as family and friends, he confirmed to The Observer the head of that department, Eduard Álvez.
The prosecutor in the case, Cecilia Irigoyen, had informed this Friday morning that there was a male person in custody and that he had a family relationship with the deceased. At that time, however, the prosecutor had preferred not to reveal the identity.
Giuliana Soledad Lara Ríos and her son Mateo Valentín Miños Lara were last seen on January 30.
Lara’s relatives They filed the complaint on Tuesday night and police officers went to his house at that time, but they did not find it.
They did the same on Wednesday morning, but the result was the same, reported the local newspaper El Telégrafo and confirmed to The Observer At once.
The brother had already been arrested in Salto days before, when he was driving his sister’s motorcycle. After being arrested, he was taken back to the Sanducero department, where his statement was taken. However, a few hours later the man had been released because there was “no evidence or strong evidence” to link him to the disappearance, although he had been the last person to see them alive.
