Overview
- Police uncovered the bodies of María Dominga Pérez Tarifeño, 39, and her children, 4 and 8, buried inside their Huaral residence after a missing-person report and neighbors reported strong odors.
- Luis Florencio Ordinola Sotomayor, the victim’s partner and the children’s stepfather, was detained and has reportedly confessed to involvement, according to police and prosecutorial briefings cited by local media.
- Investigators found the remains in carefully dug pits about two meters deep, including a burial point beneath a staircase, and secured the scene for criminalistics work.
- Authorities report no signs of gunfire and are testing for possible poisoning, with toxicology and other forensic examinations underway to determine the cause of death.
- The Fiscalía opened criminal proceedings, ordered the transfer of the bodies to the morgue, and is considering preventive detention as neighbors’ accounts of jealousy and prior domestic disputes inform the line of inquiry.