After the attack, the aggressors fled with at least 13 animals and other objects belonging to the agricultural entity.
Miami, United States. – On the night of last Monday, August 4, a group of men violently entered the Basic Cooperative Production Unit (UBPC) Fidel Domenech Rizo, located in Pueblo Nuevo, Municipality Contramaestre, in the Santiago de Cuba province, with the aim of stealing cattle. As a result of the assault, one of the custodians was killed and another was seriously injured with a white weapon.
According to An official note from the Ministry of Interior (Minint)“Unknown people penetrated the area (…) with the purpose of subtracting sheep. To achieve it they murdered one of the custodians and the other caused serious injuries to the point of believing that he had died.”
After the attack, the aggressors fled with at least 13 animals and other objects belonging to the agricultural entity.
The investigations began in the early hours of Tuesday, August 5 and, according to the same source, in a few hours it was possible to identify “several receiver of the stolen meat, as well as citizens associated with the commission of the fact”. The authorities assured that “there will be no impunity for the authors of such repudiable criminal acts.”
A day later, on August 6, it was publicly reported that six people had been arrested. So The official profile confirmed it Moncada heroes In the social network Facebook, which gave additional details about the case. According to that source, “the incident occurred when six criminals, all men between 33 and 43 years of age, agreed to enter the UBPC and steal some sheep, for which they assaulted the custodians who were there, causing death to one of them and subtracting 12 animals.”
According to the official information, officials of the Communist Party of Cuba, the local government and the Minint held a meeting with workers of the cooperative and neighbors of the town of Baire, where they confirmed the arrest of the alleged material authors of the crime. The authorities indicated that the case was clarified “in less than 24 hours”, thanks to the investigative work of the MININT and the collaboration of residents in the area.
The stolen animals were found sacrificed in “gastronomic and recreational facilities of the municipality,” added the publication of Moncada heroeswithout specifying names of the establishments. It was also reported that the implication of identified receptions continues to be investigated, who are already under investigative process.
So far, the authorities have not revealed the identities of the detainees or offered details about the health status of the injured custodian. The criminal process is still ongoing, and those involved will be presented before the courts “with the severity that such a repudiable crime requires,” the official sources indicated.
