Suspect Detained for Nine Months in Lima Money Changer Robbery

A Peruvian court has ordered nine months of pre-trial detention for Walter Stuart Trujillo Ramírez, 30, who is under investigation for his alleged participation in an armed robbery. The incident took place on June 22, when four assailants intercepted a money changer near the La Merced church in Lima's historic center. They allegedly threatened him with a firearm and stole S/52,000 in cash.

The victim sustained injuries to an upper limb and was taken to Loayza Hospital for treatment. Following the robbery, police cordoned off the area around the church. Authorities later captured Trujillo, believed to be part of a gang specializing in aggravated robbery, during a pursuit after the incident. He reportedly threatened a municipal security agent and assaulted a police officer who attempted to apprehend him.

According to police records, Trujillo has a history of serious offenses, with over ten prior arrests for crimes including homicide, illicit drug trafficking, illegal possession of weapons, and explosives manufacturing. Some of these investigations are ongoing, while others have been archived. He is being investigated by the Seventh Corporate Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Cercado de Lima for aggravated robbery, receiving stolen goods, and illegal possession of weapons.