Man arrested for ex-partner's murder after returning from Colombia

Venezuelan law enforcement has apprehended a 41-year-old man identified as Pedro José Guilarte Caraballo, accused of the brutal femicide of his 47-year-old ex-partner, Ana Marcela Guerrero Castro. The crime occurred on March 26 in Caucaguita, Miranda state.

According to Cicpc (Corpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas) investigations, Guilarte Caraballo fled to Colombia immediately after committing the murder to evade justice. However, intelligence operations and surveillance confirmed his recent clandestine return to Venezuelan territory. He was found hiding in the Valles del Tuy region, where authorities swiftly executed his arrest.

The investigation revealed that Guilarte Caraballo had been harassing Guerrero Castro, unable to accept the end of their relationship. He reportedly knew her routine and intercepted her under false pretenses, claiming he wanted to talk. He then forced her into the bus he was driving.

Inside the bus, Guilarte Caraballo, along with his 23-year-old accomplice Hatdiel Manuel Torres Gómez, attacked Guerrero Castro with a knife, killing her. The perpetrators then disposed of her body in a drainage ditch in Mariche in an attempt to destroy evidence before fleeing. While Guilarte Caraballo is in custody, Torres Gómez remains at large, and an Interpol Red Notice has been issued for his international search and capture.

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Guilarte Caraballo is the material author of the homicide.