Overview
- The suspect, identified by witnesses as Luis Ludeña, is being held on a 48‑hour flagrante detention at the Apolo police station.
- Video recorded by neighbor Rodrigo Moscoso and by the suspect’s nephew captured the assault and was turned over to authorities.
- Neighbors said Plomo was a docile community cat cared for on Calle Torre Junín and that he died en route to a veterinary clinic from severe injuries.
- Animal‑rights group Fenoaaa, represented by lawyer Milagros Tovar, filed a denunciation within the legal deadline and submitted videos and veterinary statements.
- The Penal Code’s Article 206‑A allows 3 to 5 years in prison for causing an animal’s death, and witnesses reported receiving threats from the suspect’s relatives.