The National Police has not ruled on the circumstances related to the death of Elliette Carolina Loáisiga Rivas, 29, who died of a gunshot to the head in an incident involving her partner, Bayardo Arce Sandino, son of the magistrate of the Supreme Court of JusticeGerardo Arce Castaño, and nephew of the economic adviser to the dictator Daniel Ortega and commander of the Revolution, Bayardo Arce Castaño.
Elliette Loáisiga was the daughter of Elliette Rivas Izaguirre, coordinator of the Family Court of Managua, a very powerful position within the judicial administrative system. The young woman worked as a brand manager for the distributor Unilever, which issued a statement lamenting his death, which occurred on the morning of Monday, August 22, after several days in a coma.
Lawyer denounces cover-up of possible crime
Lawyer and activist Yader Morazán He publicly denounced the fact through his Twitter account, pointing out that the Judicial Power is covering up the case, due to the family ties of Arce Sandino, 39 years old.
CSJ conceals the femicide of the coordinator of the Family Courts, Elliette Carolina Loasiga Rivas, who was shot in the head by Bayardo Arce Sandino, son of Judge Gerardo Arce. This time they didn’t even send a stave note by institutional mail. pic.twitter.com/2BFvRjtrC8
– Yader Morazán ⚖️ ?? (@YaderMorazan) August 23, 2022
“CSJ hides the femicide of the coordinator of the Family Courts, Elliette Carolina Loásiga Rivas, who was shot in the head by Bayardo Arce Sandino, son of Judge Gerardo Arce,” he wrote. Morazan, on Tuesday, August 23. In a subsequent tweetthe lawyer corrected, clarifying that it was the daughter of the coordinator of the Family Courts.
Elliette Carolina Loáisiga Rivas passed away at the Lenín Fonseca hospital on the morning of Monday, August 22, and the Judiciary issued a statement of mourning in solidarity with Elliette Rivas Izaguirre until this wednesday august 24.
“The young woman’s funeral was held amidst a sea of roses and was preceded by a body mass present, during which the priest urged the mourners to remain serene and take Elliette Carolina’s departure as if it were the celebration of his wedding with the Supreme Being”, cites the press release of the Judicial Power.
Morazán denounced in another tweet that the authorities protect Bayardo Arce Sandino, and that the death of Elliette Carolina would go unpunished.
“Another case that will remain in impunity and the silence of even a mournful note, which has always been done in the Judiciary, for the mother of this young woman who lost her life at the hands of the children of power,” he added. Morazan.
Another case that will go unpunished and the silence of even a mournful note that has always been made in the Judiciary for the mother of this young woman who lost her life at the hands of the children of power. pic.twitter.com/TAzOc3uLty
– Yader Morazán ⚖️ ?? (@YaderMorazan) August 23, 2022
Bayardo Arce Sandino and Elliette Carolina Loásiga had been a couple for four years and were engaged to marry. However, those who knew them say that the relationship was quite turbulent, mainly due to the alleged controlling and obsessive nature of Arce Sandino.
Three sources linked to the family of Elliette Carolina Loásiga confided in CONFIDENTIAL that there is considerable confusion among the young woman’s friends due to the circumstances in which her death occurred, and they reported details of what happened on the night of Thursday, August 18, the date of the shooting.
the night of the tragedy
That night Elliette Carolina went out with a friend. She apparently had problems with Arce Sandino and went out to distract herself. However, he called her insistently, asking her to meet up to talk.
Finally, Elliette Carolina accepted and left her friend to meet Arce Sandino in a place located near where the distributor Vicky went, in Managua. There they were talking, until for some reason, they began to argue.
The fight was quite strong and open, drawing the attention of those present at the venue. According to the story of the sources linked to her family, Elliette Carolina left upset, and Arce Sandino went after her.
The fight continued in the parking lot of the bar and continued in Arce Sandino’s vehicle. It was then that a shot was heard, which hit Elliette Carolina in the head.
The young woman was transferred to the Manolo Morales Hospital in an emergency. Two hours later, she was transferred to the Lenín Fonseca Hospital, so that she could be checked by specialists, due to the seriousness of the head injury. She was hospitalized there over the weekend in a reserved state, until she died of heart complications at seven in the morning on Monday, August 22.
“A bullet that escaped”, is the version they gave to relatives
The police arrived to the scene of the incident almost two hours after the events occurred. There are two versions of what happened to Bayardo Arce Sandino that night, after the shot that wounded Elliette Carolina.
One version reports that he was detained for a few hours. Others point out that he was never arrested by the authorities.
However, all those consulted agree that on the night of August 22, when Elliette Carolina died, Bayardo Arce Sandino was free and attended the young woman’s wake.
There he would have mentioned to his family, and to that of Elliette Carolina, that the young woman died “from a bullet that had escaped.” He also attended the rest of the funeral services that were held in her honor.
Police He has not spoken publicly about the death of Elliette Carolina, nor is it known if he reported the results of any investigation to his family, although the sources comment that there was no investigation by the authorities into what happened.
Nor have Elliette Carolina’s parents wanted to refer, at least openly, to the circumstances surrounding their daughter’s death.
In the Judicial Power system, no accusation against Arce Sandino has been reported either. Beyond the note of mourning in the name of Elliette Carolina’s mother, there is nothing about this case.
Investigation process was not fulfilled
consulted by CONFIDENTIALYader Morazán explained that given the circumstances in which the tragedy occurred, the authorities ignored the regular process for this type of case.
“A forensic doctor has to see elements that may be in the place. Once they do the survey, an investigation is done and it is determined if there are any suspected suspects. Generally, when it is a suicide in which there are doubts, the first suspect is the partner, ”he explained.
“A file must be prepared, if there are enough elements to accuse someone, and the Prosecutor’s Office should review the file that the Police pass to it to prepare an accusation,” he added.
Morazán insisted on the lateness of the message from the Judiciary in solidarity with the family of Elliette Carolina, given the position that her mother occupies in this public portfolio.
“The lady (referring to Elliette Rivas Izaguirre, mother of Elliette Carolina) is not just any position. She is a coordinator position; she is almost like a magistrate. The coordinators are heads of all the administrative staff of this dependency, except for the judge and his assistant. Those who work in the offices for receiving the case and writing, finances, messaging, hearing management, everything is subordinate to her, ”he pointed out.
