The murder of Jesús Alfonso Sánchez, father of a child and dedicated to crafts, has shocked the city of Matanzas. According to his family and friends, the victim was stabbed to death in his own home in an attempted robbery.
a nearby source the victim assured CyberCuba that the Police detained the alleged attacker, still unidentified, who confessed to the murder and reconstructed the scene in the house. At the moment, the authorities have not confirmed this fact, but those close to Alfonso Sánchez –who was known as chuchi– They ask for tougher penalties for this type of crime.
the netizen Raisel Hernandez, who identified himself as a friend of the victim, considered that “it is time to take action” against the wave of assaults, femicides and homicides that has worsened in recent months in Cuba. For this citizen, a solution is to put “the death penalty on anyone who kills.” “The high rate of violence and crime is increasing and nobody does anything, there is no action on the part of the Government,” he insisted on his claim.
“The high rate of violence and crime is increasing and nobody does anything, there is no action on the part of the Government,” insisted Raisel Hernández
In the same vein, the Facebook user, Jorge Daniel GonzalesHe opined that only the death penalty will stop the “wave of repression” and also questioned the limited role of the police authorities to clarify this type of crime. “Where are the Police? To repress a town that protests when it is unfair, a blackout, if they come first”, she complained.
In the midst of the economic crisis and the migratory exodus, the Cuban population is facing an uptick in armed assaults and disappearances like never before. One of the most shocking recent cases was the violent death of Guperto Rafael Cánovas Adán, a taxi driver from Camagüey 72-year-old who disappeared on February 3 and was found up to a week later with signs of violence in an apparent assault attack.
Femicides also continue to increase and in the first seven weeks of 2023 there are already 10 victims. The last victim was Mercedes Vasallo Herrera, 51 years old, whose body was found by his grandson under the bed in the town of Carlos Rojas, in Jovellanos (Matanzas). Vasallo Herrera was murdered with a knife and suffered a blow to the head, apparently perpetrated by her husband.
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