“How many more deaths will need for violence to stop reigning?” Cuban Internet users wonder.
Miami, United States. – A young man 29 years old Identified as Yanoski del Valle died on Tuesday after being stabbed the night before in a cafeteria in the Amancio Rodríguez municipality, in Las Tunas, according to two anonymous publications in the Facebook group Revolico Amancio.
The crime was confirmed in social networks by numerous relatives of the young man, who expressed their regret and demanded “justice.”
Publications in the group Revolico Amancio describe that “despite the attempts to save her life”, the wound received by the young man was “lethal”, so he ended up dying on Tuesday night. The crime occurred in a place “with background music” frequented by young people with “desire to hang out.”
The same publication points to three alleged involved and states that “the police stopped them quickly.”
Another publicationalso signed by an anonymous participant in the same group, attributes the stabbing to another individual with a criminal record. The two versions differ from each other about the identity of the alleged aggressors.
However, both describe the impact of crime in the community and allude to the climate of insecurity in Cuba. “How many more deaths will need for violence to stop reign?” He asks in one of the publications.
In networks, relatives and neighbors expressed condolences. User Leandro Peña Gutiérrez He wrote on Facebook: “Pussy, BORODERHow was it possible for you to take your life like this?
According to the first anonymous testimony, the victim was “a noble young man, well, son (…) of a humble family for all”, and the death leaves “a vacuum that hits her loved ones and a community that appreciated him.”
So far, the competent authorities have not referred to the crime. For its part, Cubanet He has not yet managed to confirm the details of the fact.
Reports on violent deaths on the island have become common on social networks and independent media, but only a few crimes transcend the official press.
In the last year, several independent organizations and media have warned about the deterioration of citizen security in Cuba. Even the US Department of State keeps Cuba at level 2 (reinforced caution) For crime and warns that violent crimes, including armed hand and homicide, are on the rise.
Last Saturday, the Minister of Internal Trade of the Cuban regime, Betsy Díaz Velázquez, He reported on Facebook That a fight at the “We are young” cultural center, from Santa Clara, had left the balance of a deceased worker and two people injured.
Those responsible for the fact, which initially fled, They were arrested The night of the same Saturday by agents of the Ministry of Interior (Minint).
Various means and non -state reports have documented the increase in crimes throughout the island. According to the Cuba Observatory Century 21in the first semester of 2024 on the island, 432 crimes were reported (91 murders, 260 robberies, 39 assaults, 29 aggressions and 13 classified as other crimes). The entity also estimated that in 2024 crime had increased 50.72% compared to 2023 and that Havana had registered an increase in assaults and homicides.
