In a tragic case that has shocked Cajamarca, Yonel Briones Tambo confessed to having murdered María Edita Goicochea Briones, a 22-year-old girl and mother of a three-year-old girl. According to investigations, Briones summoned María under the pretext of resuming their romantic relationship. When the young woman refused, he brutally attacked her, ending her life.
The crime occurred in a context of a history of violence. Relatives of the victim revealed that weeks before, Briones had been recorded while attacking María and her sister, evidencing a history of abuse. This feminicide once again reveals the dangers that women face in relationships marked by violence.
Briones was captured by neighbors after the murder and taken to the police station, where he confessed to the crime without showing any remorse. The outrage of the community led relatives and neighbors to surround the police station, demanding justice for María and the maximum punishment for the feminicide.
The young woman’s family, devastated by the loss, highlighted that this crime not only took María away from them, but also left a three-year-old girl without her mother. They call for an exemplary sentence that sets a precedent in the fight against feminicide in Peru.
