Man surrenders to police for ex-partner's murder in Dominican Republic

Inosencio Belén González, 47, identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of his ex-partner Aurelina Valdez García in Yamasá, has surrendered to the Criminal Investigation Division (Dicrim) in Cotuí. González was sought for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of Valdez García and for wounding her mother, Primitiva García de los Santos, 53, in the municipality of Yamasá, Monte Plata province.

During the surrender, authorities confiscated a black and silver Smith & Wesson revolver with a wooden handle, bearing the serial number ending in 4633, along with four live rounds. The arrested individual has been handed over to the Public Ministry for legal processing, while investigations continue to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

Valdez García, a mother of three children aged 10, 8, and 3, died on Thursday night after being shot. According to relatives and friends, she was a hardworking entrepreneur who ran a grocery and vegetable stand and occasionally prepared breakfast to support her family. Close associates described her relationship with González, also known as "Cristian el Piñero" or "Rey," as tumultuous, marked by jealousy and possessiveness.

Margarita Martínez, a friend of the victim, recounted that González had allegedly threatened to kill Valdez García if she ended their relationship. "He threatened her, saying if she left him, he would kill her. After they separated, he harassed her and her children. He was possessive," Martínez stated. Family members reported that Valdez García routinely visited her mother every Thursday to accompany her to church, and it was during one such visit to her mother's home in the Cuesta del Jobo community in Yamasá that the attack occurred.

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He threatened her, saying if she left him, he would kill her. After they separated, he harassed her and her children. He was possessive.