A man with the last name Ramírez Calvo, 57 years old and partner of Junieysis Adely Merlo Espinoza, He was captured after the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) found the young woman’s body in a two-meter-deep grave in a luxurious condominium in Santa Ana.
Ramírez, father of the victim’s two daughters, was arrested in Cartago early this Thursday, April 9.
“After our initial investigation, He informed us that he was going to be in Carthage, where there are some of his relatives, because he did not feel safe in the area. This is how he moves with his two daughters, two minors, who, through quite efficient work by the PANI, were already placed in their custody and with the location of the body and in the early hours of the morning they proceeded to arrest him,” explained Michael Soto, ai director of the OIJ.
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The Public Ministry confirmed that in the next few hours it will take the investigative statement from the femicide suspect.
“Once this procedure is completed, the office will assess the corresponding request for precautionary measures in case 26-001712-0057-PE,” indicated the Prosecutor’s Office, who added that the Integrated Platform for Victim Care Services (PISAV) and the Deputy Gender Prosecutor’s Office directed the search carried out on the property where Ramírez and the victim lived.
As revealed by the OIJ, the man He would have used a hole dug in the ground to hide the young woman’s body.
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Preliminarily, the authorities indicated that, at the time of discovery, no visible injuries were observed on the victim, so the cause of his death is unknown.
Junieysis, originally from San Juan de Río Coco, was a TikToker with more than 13,000 followers on that social network, where she shared videos about some moments in her life. His daughters, two four-year-old twins They remain in the custody of the National Children’s Trust (PANI).
The young woman lost contact with her family at the beginning of Easter. The young woman’s father, Maximiliano Merlo, explained to The Nation that, after the disappearance, the girls had been left under the care of Ramírez, who would be the last person who had contact with her.
They capture Junieysis Merlo’s partner in Cartago
