Alleged home invasion killer fingered
INVESTIGATING judge Pablo Garcia has authorized the legal detention and investigation of a 29-year nicknamed “El Tuerto” identified by a protected witness as the killer of 29-year-old Cindy Ibarra.Caballero in a Chiriqui home invasion on Tuesday, March 22.
The preliminary hearing was held on Friday, Marh 25.
Caballero was shot and killed during a robbery at her home in La Bendición, in Bágala de Boquerón, Chiriqui. where she lived with her mother, a 58 year-old retired nurse who received multiple bullet wounds and remains in intensive care in Hospital Rafael Hernandez, in David.
Officials said the family car, stolen after the crime and the murder weapon have yet to appear.
Secretary General of the Attorney General’s Office, Rolando Rodriguez, said Friday, that there are others linked to the crime. A police hunt is underway for two suspects.
A $15,000 reward was posted for information leading to the arrest of the killer.