SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- A 40-year-old Cuban, who had been missing since Friday, was murdered in Pinar de Río and his body was found this Saturday. According to published information on Facebook by Internet user Florile Teresa Díaz Morales, who claimed to be the victim’s cousin, the disappearance had been reported days before on that social network.
Yusniel Díaz Hernández, 40 years old and a worker at the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA), had gone out on Friday to ride his motorcycle, a red Suzuki GN 125, on a supposed journey from Consolación to Alonso Rojas, according to Díaz Morales. on Facebook. A day later, they would have found his body.
A family source, on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, confirmed to Cubanet that the Cuban would have been murdered by a man who owed him money.
That same information emerged in the publication of his cousin, who stated that the alleged perpetrator of the crime owed 5,000 pesos to Díaz Hernández “and did not want to pay him” and “he threw the motorcycle into a canal.”
According to Díaz Morales, the murderer’s name is Josiel Días Rojas, a native of Consolación del Sur and resident in the Entronque de Pilotos popular council.
This Friday, the day the disappearance of Yusniel Díaz was reported, Cuban Minister Manuel Marrero, stated that “the decrease in crimes and illegalities” was “appreciated.”
However, in the first six months of 2024, a report published by the Cuban Observatory of Citizen Audit (OCAC) shows that in the first six months of 2024, Cuba experienced an “alarming” increase in crime rates.
The document, which offers a detailed analysis of the public insecurity situation on the Island, highlights that 432 crimes were recorded throughout the country during this period, which represents an average of 2.37 crimes per day and 33.56% more than in the same period of the previous year.
He report breaks down crimes committed between January and June 2024, with increases in almost all categories. 91 murders, 260 robberies, 39 assaults and 29 assaults were reported. These numbers represent a 111% increase in murders, 290% in assaults and 208% in robberies compared to the first half of 2023.
Regarding geographical distribution, Havana and Santiago de Cuba They were the provinces with the highest incidence of crimes, especially murders and robberies. Specifically, Havana recorded 96 robberies, while Santiago de Cuba and Holguín stood out for their high rates of violence, with 21 murders each.
