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.