Ángel García, mayor of the municipality of Siero, Spain, described what happened to the Colombian Jhon Jairo Pérez, who was found buried in a garden after several weeks of searching.
The 52-year-old man was last seen on March 25, 2024. The contradictions in his relatives’ versions about his whereabouts generated suspicion among the authorities.
John Jairo Pérez Chavarro, 52 years old.
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More than a month and a half after the disappearance, with the support of technological teams, They located his body buried on a farm, where he had spent time with two of his loved ones: his nephewswho were captured and brought before the Court of First Instance and Instruction 1 of Siero.
Colombian told what happened to his uncle before burying him in a garden in Spain
The detainees were identified as Julio Adrián and Cristian, brothers of Colombian origin, who had migrated to Europe some time ago. Both are children of Jhon Jairo’s sister-in-law, as confirmed by the local newspaper. The New Spainso they are considered his “political nephews.”
The Colombians confessed that on the night of March 25 they were drinking alcohol with the victim, according to the judicial statements known by the aforementioned newspaper and by the media. Trade.
Cristian would have left his brother’s house hours later, so Julio Adrián and Jhon Jairo stayed chatting and drinking beer. Based on his version, there was an argument because the murdered man had suggested he go to a brothel. The fight escalated in a matter of seconds.
Julio Adrián accused Jhon Jairo of allegedly wanting to attack him. “He took a knife from the grill and tried to stab me, making a cut on my arm. He tried to stab me, there was a struggle and the knife stabbed him,” he said, as reported by the aforementioned media.
The captured man also told the judge that he had decided to bury his uncle in the garden because he feared that relatives would take revenge.
House where the Colombian was last seen. They found him buried in the garden.
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“I apologize to Cristian and my family for hiding the truth from them, but I was terrified of what could happen in Colombia, because the lives of my relatives are in great danger. I just want them to be protected. Blood can flow there,” he expressed.
For his part, Cristian insisted in court that he had left the scene before the fatal argument.
After listening to his statements, On May 10, the judge sent the Colombians to jail provisionally and without the right to bail, while they continue with the hearings to clarify their responsibility in the homicide..
Jhon Jairo’s body, in an advanced state of decomposition, was identified thanks to a tattoo on his right arm with the word ‘Stephania’. He was subjected to an autopsy before being handed over to his relatives for burial.
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