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Two alleged cases of feminicide were recorded this weekend in Sabaneta, Valle de Aburrá, and Zaragoza, Bajo Cauca, where in the midst of events that would link their romantic partners, two women were murdered. One of them was even dismembered and left in some bags.
Both deaths were recorded last Sunday, according to court records, and Among the alleged perpetrators, only one is in the hands of justicewhile the other is wanted by the authorities.
They murdered her in her house
One of the victims was Luz Omaira Montoya Palacio, 63 years old, who was inside his home on Calle 76E Sur with Carrera 46B, in the Tres Esquinas neighborhood, in Sabaneta, in the middle of a strong fight with whoever would be his romantic partner.
After several minutes of arguments, the altercation was silenced and the man left the house heading to his sister-in-law’s house. According to court records, this person arrived at this property andand told the family member, “I killed her.”and then leave the area.
The situation generated indignation among the community, who in the end did not take justice measures on their own. under the argument that the alleged perpetrator is a 62-year-old man, acquaintance of the neighborhood.
However, minutes later, the accused murderer, identified as Wilson Américo Upegui Canoappeared before the Police to turn himself in and answer for the crime of his romantic partner.
Sijín agents of the Metropolitan Police They carried out an inspection of the lifeless body of this elderly womanwho had signs of asphyxiation and some bruises on his body.
They found her dismembered
The other murdered woman was Ledys María Arrieta Tapias, 50 years old, who was found dismembered, inside a sack that in turn contained two bags, in the San Juan de Pelusa village, a rural area of the municipality of Zaragoza.
According to court reports, The woman had gone to live in Caucasia several months ago and he had traveled at the end of last week to visit his former partner to bring him a market. From that moment on, her disappearance was recorded.
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A few meters from the house where his former partner was, The authorities found a sack, which upon opening it they found the body of this woman, mother of five children. The body was disseminated in several parts.
The commander of the Antioquia Police, Colonel Carlos Andrés Martínez, explained that “This would have been caused by personal problems“Apparently, with his partner, who would have caused his injuries and death.”
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The authorities They already have fully identified the alleged perpetratorwho escaped from the hamlet where the events occurred and is presumed to be in the municipality of Caucasia.
The investigators carried out the judicial process and found that This woman had been dead for several days.due to the smell of this wrapper, authorities said.
With the deaths of these two women There are already 30 murdered this year, according to National Police records. There are four fewer cases than last year, when there were 34.
As for Sabaneta, the death of Luz Omaira corresponds It is the first to be registered this year, taking away the undefeated record from the only municipality in the Aburrá Valley that did not count cases. In Zaragoza, Ledys María is the fourth person murdered in 2024.
