Havana/After a beaten of several days in the province of Artemisa, the police managed to capture Arisley Cabeza Reyes, Parakeetalleged author of the murders of two peasants And a woman. When he was cornered by the forces of the order in the town of Valdés (Bahía Honda), the fugitive “threatened his life” allegedly with a firearm, and is currently hospitalized.
The arrest was confirmed this Friday by the profile related to the ruling party Artemisa rebelwho stressed that the suspect was immediately transferred to the Calixto García de la Habana hospital. “After his recovery he will be made available to the Prosecutor’s Office,” added the source, which does not give details about the crimes and the exact date of the capture. In another Post Not official, shared by the Artemisa government, ensured that the participation of relatives in the arrest had been “crucial.”
On the other hand, in social networks the testimonies of neighbors and supposed witnesses of the tracking operations that ensure that, despite the official silence, the province had increased police patrol in recent days, especially in Candelaria, Bay Honda and San Cristóbal, swarm. These comments reflected a climate of panic in rural areas where the suspect moved.
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The first victims attributed to Cabeza Reyes, identified last week, were Francisco Torres Rodríguez, 80, and his son Yaciel Torres Remedio, 46, who were found lifeless in the El Cusco farm, in a mountainous area of Las Terrazas, in the municipality of Candelaria. The bodies appeared at different points in the area, outside the house. The initial rumors, however, pointed out the possibility that there were several authors.
Head Reyes also blames the murder of a woman – presumably his ex -partner – in the near town of San Cristóbal, although this crime has not been confirmed by the authorities. According to the communicator NIOVER LICEAthis is Mercedes Cantero, Mora. Several publication publications say that the alleged author of these facts had escaped from the La Ceiba prison days before and was considered very “dangerous.”
Images of his supposed transfer were also shared, first to two medical centers of Artemis – before being sent to Havana -, in social networks.
The case has revived the debate on the increase in violence on the island and the lack of official transparency in the face of similar events. Many Internet users ask for severe convictions and even capital punishment for heads and other violent crimes authors.
According to figures from the Cuban Observatory of Citizen Audit, between January and June 2025 They registered 1,319 crimes in the country, compared to 432 of the same period in 2024.
