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Lima Police Detain Mototaxi Driver in Killing of Woman Found in Mattress

Police name three foreign suspects with direct roles, triggering a manhunt.

Overview

  • Security video shows two men arriving by mototaxi in San Martín de Porres, covering the vehicle’s plate and leaving a mattress that concealed the victim’s body.
  • The PNP detained mototaxi driver Darwin Cruz Vásquez in Los Olivos on Jan. 15 after tracing the vehicle used to transport the mattress.
  • Cruz told investigators he was hired to haul what he was told was trash for S/30, received S/10, and denied knowing a body was inside.
  • He identified three people as responsible — Alex, Dark and Adriana — and said their last message to him was, “We are going to Chile.”
  • Depincri chief Henry Vilchez said the three had direct participation; the victim remains unidentified and suffered neck punctures and chest stab wounds as police pursue further arrests.