Mother of four murdered children In the massacre carried out by an armed group in a house in Guayaquil, Ecuador, last Monday. The person who was seriously injured as a result of the fire died. This is the person taken in the attack, as confirmed by the National Police on Thursday. According to local media reports, the 24-year-old woman I was pregnant with my fifth child. and had to undergo emergency surgery after the shots endangered the fetus and also her life.
The father, who managed to survive the massacre, told local journalists: his wife was unaware that all her children had deadTheir ages range from 5 months to 7 years.
The crime, which may have been due to a mistake by the killers, occurred Monday night in Guasmo Sur, a populous area south of the port capital of the coastal state of Guayas where violence has repeatedly broken out. . , is often associated with criminal gangs operating in the region.
At around 21:00 local time on Monday (2:00 GMT on Tuesday) the gunmen began shooting indiscriminately at the windows and doors of the house.
Guayaquil Metropolitan Region Police Commander Víctor Herrera said on Tuesday: It is possible that the attackers went to the wrong house and were actually trying to attack residents of the adjacent property. When they searched there, they found elements used for possible attacks, such as a slow fuse.
The police also announced this Thursday the arrest of one of the alleged perpetrators of the massacre, who, according to the Minister of Government and the Interior, Mónica Palencia, is identified as Byron M., known by the pseudonym ‘Borreguito’ and has a criminal record. . Regarding an incident that shocked the country, Palencia said, “We will not allow impunity, police actions will continue.” The judge decided to detain the suspect of the crime before the trial and also decided to take protective measures in favor of the deceased’s father, husband and eyewitnesses of the incident.
Since Wednesday, the Ecuadorian Police and Armed Forces will offer rewards for information leading to the discovery of those responsible for the crime.
Ecuador crossing the border The worst crisis of citizen insecurity in historyWith a wave of criminal violence linked to drug trafficking and organized crime mafias gaining strength in recent years. The murder rate has increased almost fivefold in the last five years, from 5.8 to 25.62 per 100,000 people. Some experts predict that 2023 will close with a rate of 40, which would make Ecuador among the most violent countries in Latin America. .