Suspect linked to the disappearance of three women due in court

After several months of investigations, the Homicide and Femicide Prosecutor of the Public Ministry (MP) of Chiriquí, Hernán de Jesús Mora, reported the arrest of a 47-year- old man for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of three women in the province.

One lived in El Cabrero, David; another in Paja de Sombrero, district of Gualaca; and another in Veladero, Tolé”, said Prosecutor Mora.

The apprehended subject, who will be taken to a control hearing in the coming days, was seen at the David Transportation Terminal with one of the victims, a minor. In addition,  the young woman’s clothing was found in his possession.

The man was arrested in November 2021 in the community of Guacá Arriba, located in a distant sector of the city of David.

On May 12 he will be brought to a hearing for the disappearance of the minor.

The authorities reported that the minor, a resident of the community of Paja de Sombrero (Gualaca), left for the district of David for a job interview.

It was also reported that the woman from Veladero de Tolé was contacted for a job and that the one who lives in El Cabrero (David) was on her way to the residence where she worked, but never reached her destination.