The body of the journalist Johanna Gabriela Guayguacundo Tingo was found in a ditch in the north of Quito, on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
This February 11, 2022, Judge Janeth Chauvín accepted the request of the State Attorney General’s Office and rejected the appeal and ratified the preventive prison for Carlos Fernando E., prosecuted as allegedly responsible for the femicide of the journalist Johanna Guayguacundo.
The journalist’s body Johanna Gabriela Guayguacundo Tingoaged 29, was found in a ditch in the north of Quitoon Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
The next day, the agents of the Police specialized in violent deaths (Dinased) captured Carlos Fernando E., former partner of the journalist.
#ATTENTION | Judge Janeth Chauvín welcomes the request for #AttorneyEcrejects the appeal and ratifies the preventive detention for Carlos Fernando E., prosecuted as allegedly responsible for the femicide of the journalist Johanna G. #ProsecutorWithTheVictims pic.twitter.com/fu28CFjLPS
– Ecuadorian Prosecutor’s Office (@FiscaliaEcuador) February 11, 2022
The head of the Dinased in Quito, Iván Naranjo, reported that after the autopsy it was determined that the young woman’s death was due to strangulation. “A scarf was found as a constricting element that caused his death,” the officer said. (AVV)
