The remains of the boy Yeiber Faneite, 3 years old, missing since March 23 in Aroa, Yaracuy statewere located on Sunday after an 18-year-old young man confessed to having committed the homicide after being arrested for a crime that occurred hours earlier in the same community.
The regional police arrested the young man for the death of Pedro José Arteaga, 68 years old, which occurred on the night of Saturday, November 22 in the Victoria sector of Bolívar. During the interrogation, the detainee would have admitted his responsibility in the disappearance of Faneite, whose whereabouts had been unknown since March despite intense police and community search efforts, the media reported. Yaracuy a Day.
The designated He told the authorities the place where he would have hidden the child’s remains. After the confession, commissions from the Bolivarian National Police, the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps, the Bolivarian National Guard and experts from the National Service of Medicine and Forensic Sciences were deployed in the area to recover evidence.
Disappearance of a 3-year-old boy in Yaracuy
The boy Yeiber Faneite had last been seen in the patio of his home in the community of Aroa, in Yaracuy, after his mother left for a moment, according to the story offered at that time.
For months no conclusive clues were obtained. The now detained man had been identified by some residents as a suspect due to his closeness to the minor, but since there was no evidence or confession, no measures had been taken against him.
Neighbors even stated that The young man participated in the search sessions that were carried out in the town.
The authorities have not yet determined the motive for the minor’s homicide and an official version is expected once the investigations progress.
Family background and legal situation
The child’s mother had previously been arrested for alleged cruel treatmentdue to allegations of neglect towards his other five children. She was later released from prison for being in an advanced state of pregnancy. Some of the minors were placed under state protection, while others were handed over to relatives.
The children’s father is deprived of liberty in San Felipe in the middle of another criminal process, according to community sources.
With the discovery of the remains and the confession of the alleged perpetrator, the Public Ministry and the authorities resumed the investigation of the case.
