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Daughter of Pedro Juan Caballero merchant released after attack investigation

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prosecutors released Lucía Morel Alves, who had been detained as a suspect in an attack on her father, merchant Marcelino Morel Cabrera.
  • Prosecutor Mirtha Martínez said investigators lacked sufficient evidence to charge or keep her in custody, and the gun linked to Morel Alves did not match the weapon used in the attack.
  • Investigators have not disclosed who attacked the merchant or why.

Lucía Morel Alves, the daughter of a merchant who survived an attack in Pedro Juan Caballero, was released after prosecutors found insufficient grounds to charge her or keep her detained.

Morel Alves, 35, had been arrested on Sunday as a suspect in the attack on her father, Marcelino Morel Cabrera, 61. Prosecutor Mirtha Martínez announced her release on Monday.

“ The only thing we had was the victim’s testimony, who said the weapon used to shoot him was a .38-caliber revolver that the victim had previously given to his daughter, but there is no match between that weapon and the caliber of the weapon actually used in the attack,” Martínez said.

The only thing we had was the victim’s testimony, who said the weapon used to shoot him was a .38-caliber revolver that the victim had previously given to his daughter, but there is no match between that weapon and the caliber of the weapon actually used in the attack.

· Mirtha MartínezThe prosecutor explained why authorities released the suspect.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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