Overview
- Nancy Estela Godoy, a 52-year-old substitute director at Rural School No. 626 in Malezal, has been missing since early October after arriving at the school for work.
- The Fiscalía of Esquina has opened a criminal investigation under the hypothesis of a possible femicide while stressing that search operations will continue exhaustively with police and security forces.
- Five people are detained in the case: Ireneo Zarza, Dionisio Sandoval and Nahuel Rojas are imputated for femicide; Rosa Leguizamón is accused of simple homicide; Ezequiel Bordón is accused of false testimony.
- Investigators seized burned clothing found in Zarza’s dwelling and ordered technical and genetic pericial tests to establish whether the items relate to Godoy; results are still pending.
- Prosecutors say all forensic and communications evidence must be evaluated together before drawing conclusions, they note prison-perpetua is the likely penalty if femicide is proven, and victim-assistance channels remain open for the family.