Overview

• The specialized court found Zeballos guilty of killing Aracely Piedad Luna García in her home in Paucarpata on October 2, 2023.
• Judges applied aggravating factors for gender-based violence and extreme cruelty and ordered more than half a million soles in civil reparations for the family.
• Evidence included blood and semen traces, the defendant’s fingerprints inside the residence, and device searches on causing a “slow death,” establishing planning.
• Prosecutors also detailed sexual assault and 17 stab wounds that left the victim agonizing, reinforcing the finding of extreme cruelty.
• He was arrested by Divincri homicide detectives the day after the crime, and women’s rights advocates called the ruling significant yet warned that systemic gaps persist.