By: ER/Doriana León
A 32-year-old woman was murdered by her partner with a knife, according to initial reports.
This event occurred in the Mata de Topocho hamlet, Antonio José de Sucre municipality (Socopó), Barinas state. The victim is identified as Kellys Querales, 32 years old and mother of two children. Her partner showed up at the house under the influence of alcohol and attacked her until she was stabbed approximately 32 times with a knife, according to reports.
Once the crime was committed, the subject fled. They presume that it is in Colombia. The security agencies began searching for the man to hand him over to the Public Ministry.
Femicide in La Guaira. In another event, early Monday morning, the tranquility of the town of Osma, Caruao parish in La Guaira state, was broken by a violent event that ended two lives. Marisol Castillo, 60, was found dead with multiple stab wounds inside her home. Next to her, who died by hanging, was Oscar Brito, 52, identified by police and neighborhood sources as her partner and alleged aggressor.
According to residents of the area, the events occurred inside the couple’s home, located in the sector known as Ciudad Tablita, a group of modest homes located at the entrance to Osma.
The discovery was made by a brother of the victim, who upon arriving at the house found Marisol lying on the floor and Oscar lifeless.
He immediately notified the authorities. Officials from the La Guaira state Police and the National Service of Medicine and Forensic Sciences (Senamecf) went to the site for the rigorous procedures and the removal of the bodies.
Unofficial versions collected from neighbors and acquaintances of the couple suggest that there were strong tensions in the relationship. Brito, described as a farmer and bricklayer, would have reacted violently after discovering messages on Castillo’s phone that showed communication with another man.
Other preliminary official sources indicate that, during the attack, there was a fight. Marisol Castillo, in an attempt to defend herself, managed to stab Brito at least once in the stomach.
