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Arequipa Educator Found Dead in Yanahuara as Son Is Detained in Suspected Parricide

Prosecutors with homicide investigators are conducting evaluations to determine the son's criminal responsibility.

Overview

  • Police were alerted Friday morning by neighbors who reported a loud disturbance in the Juan XXIII urbanization of Yanahuara.
  • The 80-year-old victim, Óscar Manzanares Pérez, was discovered in his second-floor apartment with the body covered by a blanket.
  • Investigators documented blood in a bedroom and drag marks linking multiple rooms, indicating a violent incident.
  • The victim’s 35-year-old son, Óscar Manzanares Linares, was found at the scene and remains in custody as the principal suspect.
  • Divincri, Criminalística, and the Ministerio Público are pursuing a parricide hypothesis while forensic work proceeds and psychiatric assessments are arranged, with media noting the son's reported mental-health history.