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Judge Orders 9 Months of Pretrial Detention in Lima Attempted Feminicide Case

The suspect remains under police guard in a hospital pending discharge for transfer to a penitentiary.

Overview

  • Prosecutors from the Lima Centro specialized unit secured the preventive detention order in the case led by fiscal Giannina Luna Gamarra.
  • Rafael Félix Hilario Guido, 41, will be placed under INPE custody once released from Hospital Guillermo Almenara, where he awaits surgery.
  • Investigators say security cameras captured the attack, while the suspect denied responsibility and told police he had not harmed the victim.
  • The preliminary case alleges he forced entry on December 25 in Barrios Altos, doused his partner with gasoline, and ignited her in front of her two minor children.
  • Gisela Ortega Quispe, 37, remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Hospital Arzobispo Loayza.