Wife of Otoniel Orozco, shot dead by his neighbor in an argument over water, denounces the attacker’s father for defamation

Additionally, in a telephone conversation with this medium, Ayala explained that Otoniel’s family was in Nicaragua and did not know the information that was circulating on networks about the case.

However, upon arriving in Costa Rica, Neighbors and acquaintances asked them if the now deceased possessed weapons and made different statements that, apparently, were reported in the media regarding what happened..

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The lawyer invited Ramírez Reyes to appear at the Escazú contravention court to assume responsibility for the events..

The crime of offending the memory of a deceased is typified in article 148 of the Costa Rican Penal Code.

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The text of the law establishes that “anyone who offends the memory of a dead person with insulting or defamatory expressions will be punished with a fine of ten to fifty days. The right to prosecute for this crime includes the spouse, children, parents, grandchildren and blood siblings of the deceased.”

On the morning of Monday, June 3, Otoniel Orozco Mendoza, 53, was shot to death in the Río Palma condominiums, in Guachipelín de Escazú, Costa Rica.

The tragic incident occurred at 7:31 am and, according to first reports, was due to a dispute over drinking water. The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is in charge of determining the motive for the crime.

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Red Cross rescuers arrived at the scene, but Orozco had already died due to several gunshot wounds to the chest, arms, head, back and other parts of the body.

Orozco, a private security businessman, was a Nicaraguan nationalized Costa Rican, father of five children, including a youngest who was one year old and the oldest who was 19. He had been married for 20 years and lived in Escazú after residing in La Peregrina de La Uruca.

A Costa Rican judge issued preventive detention for Ramírez, who will face a murder trial in approximately a month..

According to Costa Rican media, Ramírez made xenophobic comments against Orozco Mendoza and questioned his residence in a condominium of a certain economic level.

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Both men had a history of complaints of attacks, obscene acts and provocations dating back to June 2022, according to investigations by ‘La Teja’.