The crime occurred in the municipality of San Juan y Martínez, where the victim, an elderly man who lived intermittently in Cuba, was attacked during an assault in his home.
MADRID, Spain.- An elderly Cuban-American citizen was murdered in early January during an assault on his home in the municipality of San Juan y Martínez, in the province of Pinar del Río, as confirmed to CubaNet neighbors of the community.
The victim, identified as Gerardo, frequently traveled from the United States to Cuba, where he collected his pension and resided intermittently. He lived next to the Isidro de Amas municipal hospital.
According to the information collected, several individuals entered the home for the purpose of robbery. During the assault, Gerardo and his wife were tied up. The man was beaten with extreme violence and still showing vital signs to the local polyclinic, where he later died. The wife survived the attack and offered testimony considered key to the investigation.
The crime occurred on Friday, January 2, during the day, while the couple was eating, as confirmed by the person who found the victim and the woman’s direct testimony. The stolen assets included cash and an EcoFlow power plant.
The NiO social media profile Reporting a Crime reported on the case and those involved: a 16-year-old minor — whose identity remains protected for legal reasons —, a 22-year-old young man identified as Michael Terrero, and a third person involved whose identity has not been officially confirmed, later detained in Guantánamo. According to the information available, the three responsible have already been arrested by the authorities.
Last November another Cuban-American, also over 60 years old, was murdered in Puerto Padre, province of Las Tunas. The cause of death was asphyxiation as a result of strangulation and two suspects were arrested.
The murdered Cuban-American had been a victim of continuous robberies. The thefts included cash and an electric tricycle used as rental transportation, driven by another person.
These facts add to a growing list of robberies with violence recorded in recent years, in a context of economic crisis that has aggravated insecurity in Cuba.
