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Authorities Open Feminicide Probe After 20-Year-Old Found Strangled in Corire

A forensic report confirming strangulation has prompted an inquiry led by the Castilla provincial prosecutor.

Overview

  • The nursing student, Traysy Bonafán Choque, was discovered bound and unconscious in her locked bedroom by her mother around dawn on November 1 and was pronounced dead at the Corire health center.
  • A necropsy determined death by asphyxiation from strangulation, and Criminalística transferred the body to the central morgue in Arequipa due to limited local facilities.
  • Prosecutors and police are investigating the case as a possible feminicide under the direction of provincial prosecutor Romina Velásquez.
  • Relatives identified two persons of interest—ex-partner Víctor Coaguila and current partner James Canazas—and urged authorities to obtain phone records to identify the perpetrator.
  • Police have indicated that relevant individuals will be summoned for questioning, and no arrests have been reported.