Two Men Found Guilty in Panama of the 2024 Murder of Spanish Tourist Eneritz Argintxona
A Panamanian court found Antony Planes (“Leche”), 39, and Joshua Parris, 24, guilty of homicide and robbery in the July 2024 murder of 30-year-old Spanish tourist Eneritz Argintxona Fraile. The verdict was reached following a three-day trial in the Bocas del Toro region.
Case Details & Verdict:
- The Crime: On July 23, 2024, Argintxona was walking on an isolated trail on Carenero Island in Bocas del Toro. Planes attacked her from behind with an object, striking her in the head. Parris then stole her bag, which contained an iPhone and a GoPro, and the two fled, leaving her on the beach.
- Discovery: Her body was found three days later on July 26, 2024. The autopsy confirmed her cause of death was cranioencephalic trauma (severe head injury).
- The Verdict: The Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Bocas del Toro successfully secured guilty verdicts for the charges of homicide and robbery. The specific number of years they will serve in prison will be determined at a separate sentencing hearing.
The Bocas del Toro Regional Prosecutor’s Office obtained a conviction against two men for the crimes of homicide and robbery against Spanish citizen Eneritz Argintxona Fraile, a crime that occurred on July 23, 2024 in Isla Carenero, Bocas del Toro province. Through its Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Bocas del Toro, they secured convictions for two individuals for the crimes of homicide and robbery against a foreign national. The incident occurred on July 23, 2024, on Carenero Island, Bocas del Toro province.
Original story from Newsroom Panama from 2024 is posted below:
https://newsroompanama.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=11104&action=edit
