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Cusco Court Orders 7-Day Detention for Father and Son in Fatal Beating Case

Prosecutors cited flight risk to secure the measure pending forensic reviews.

Overview

  • The flagrancy court in Cusco approved preliminary detention for Abel Juan Coya Quispe, 54, and his son Abel Arnold Coya Huamán, 32.
  • The case stems from a Jan. 8 episode in Urbanización Los Incas after a drinking gathering and a dispute over a missing cellphone.
  • Divincri chief Col. Walter Poma said both detainees admitted attacking Estanislao Flores (Flórez) Cruz, who died from severe blunt-force head injuries.
  • The Segunda Fiscalía de Flagrancia requested the order to prevent flight or obstruction while investigators collect testimony, footage, and necropsy results to set formal charges.
  • Local records cited in reports indicate the father has 14 prior complaints and the son 21, including alleged theft, public safety offenses, and domestic violence.