Santo Domingo. – A 16 -year -old girl, Maite Evangelina Jerónimo de la Cruzwas found dead after presenting multiple wounds of a knife, in a fact by which her boyfriend, Henry Rafael Torres26 years old, appears as the main suspect, the National Police reported.
The young woman’s body was found on Saturday in the sector Palma killsWar municipality. Official sources indicated that the case is under investigation by the Central Directorate of Investigations (DICRIM) and the Public Ministry; In the next few hours, forensic proceedings will be practiced – including autopsy – that allow establishing the official cause of death and gathering the necessary evidence.
Relatives reported that Maite maintained a relationship with Torres since he was 14 years old and that this relationship was marked by jealousy and control. According to her aunt, Elmita de la Cruz, the teenager had decided to finish the link after denouncing ill -treatment, although sometimes she continued to see him clandestinely. “She told me that she would leave her because she mistreated her; I said: ‘Leave it, are you going to wait for you to kill you?'” The relative said visibly affected.
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