4 suspects arrested over homicide of Dominican merengue singer’s spouse
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The Dominican Republic’s National Police has recognized the 4 suspects within the assault on the house of merengue singer Gilberto Julián Sarante, often called Julián Oro Duro, through which his spouse, 60-year-old Zeneida Socorro Castillo, was killed and the singer was significantly injured. All 4 suspects are already in custody.
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Those arrested are Phillips Michael Tejeda Vásquez; Juan Carlos Hernández García, often called Peña; Kevin Dariel Germán Troncoso, often called Yandel, 23; and Lawrence Mark Liranzo Marcos, often called Chiquito, 18. The latter was detained after an lively search by the police. According to investigators, all 4 had working or trusted hyperlinks with the artist’s entourage.
Tejeda Vásquez labored as an air-conditioning technician and carried out non-public jobs at properties belonging to Julián Oro Duro. The investigation means that he could have contacted the opposite suspects. Liranzo Marcos, for his half, knew the household and labored at a villa the singer was having in-built Guerra.
The assault passed off on 21 September, when the artist returned to his dwelling in Brisa Oriental VI, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, and was ambushed by the assailants after his spouse had been held for hours. According to the investigation, Castillo was tortured for a number of hours earlier than being killed.
The singer suffered traumatic head accidents through the assault and continues to be recovering. The police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office are persevering with to assemble proof in regards to the crime. The case has brought about widespread shock within the Dominican Republic.
