Lawyer facing second double murder charges

Traces of blood of the victims and repairs to a broken window of the vehicle of   Panama lawyer Zoraida Mircala Saucedo are part of the evidence linking her to the homicide of a Canadian and a Panamanian, who were assassinated in October 2017.

A judicial source told El Siglo that the details are part of five volumes of evidence covering the investigation of the murder of  Miomir Kotlica 62, and Miguel Paez,27.

The source said that the lawyer ordered the repair of the window that broke, presumably, in a struggle between the victims and their killers.

On the day of this double homicide, residents of San Antonio, near the Girasol minisuper, in Rufina Alfaro, heard shots and when they went out to investigate, they found the bodies of two men lying on the road and saw a white vehicle, leaving in a hurry.

A hearing for the formulation of imputation and precautionary measures was scheduled for  Wednesday, April 25,

Lawyer Zoraida Saucedo entered the room handcuffed hand and foot and with a piece of cloth covering her face.

Her lawyer, Luis Cedeño, asked the judge of guarantees that the hearing be held in camera to safeguard Zoraida’s relatives and herself.

Cedeño said he was assigned the case on Tuesday afternoon and did not have enough time to read the file, so requested an adjournment.

The Judge of Guarantees of the Second Judicial Circuit of San Miguelito, Yaraby Quijano Garibaldo, rescheduled the hearing for tomorrow, Friday, April  27. 10:00 in the morning.

“My client said that she is innocent and I believe her,” Cedeño told local media.

Saucedo, currently, is facing justice for another case of double homicide of clients Marialena Vallarino and her Italian husband Fursio Ferrari in November.