Woman lawyer charged with garbage bag deaths

A 40-year-old woman lawyer is behind bars charged with the murder of a couple whose bodies were found in garbage bags in Alcalde Díaz, Panama in November.

The requests of Homicide / Femicide prosecutors  Humberto López and Isaura Mejía,  for the legalization of the arrest and charging, and precautionary jailing of Zoraida Saucedo were all accepted by a Judge. of Guarantees on Friday, April 13.

Prosecutor Isaura Mejía told the judge  that everything revolves around the attorney’s appropriation of the luxury apartments assets  belonging to  a 76-year-old Italian citizen and   a Panamanian woman whose bodies  were found in the black bags,

The accused is also facing charges of extortion and Crime against Public Faith.

The hearing was held in private, as there is information that should not be publicized to protect other facts of the investigations. The Public Ministry has six months to carry out the probe.

The Superior Prosecutor of the Homicide / Femicide Section, Rafael Baloyes Lobo, asks citizens or relatives that have information of an investor, foreigner or national, who is missing and believed to be related to the accused, they should go to the Section, to enable investigation of cases that are not reported.

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