Overview

• Antonio and Maribel Espaillat were arrested on June 12 and formally charged with involuntary homicide over the April 8 disaster.
• The club's roof failure killed 236 concertgoers and injured over 180 during its 50th anniversary merengue performance.
• Prosecutors allege the siblings ignored multiple warnings, made unpermitted structural changes and overloaded the roof despite longstanding water leakage issues.
• The Dominican Republic’s attorney general’s office is leading an ongoing probe into systemic safety failures and allegations of witness intimidation.
• The tragedy has renewed calls for stricter building inspections, highlighting that no agency currently oversees private venue safety in the country.