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Miss Arequipa 2025 Accuses Ex-Partner of Assault, Files Police Complaint

Her video showing injuries accompanies a police complaint, together with a plea for protection.

Overview

  • Barbachan publicly named her ex-partner, Erick Gutiérrez Arredondo, and posted a video showing facial and neck injuries.
  • She reports the alleged assault occurred on December 17 inside the accused’s home at around 8:00 a.m., claiming she was hit, pulled, strangled, threatened with a knife, and prevented from leaving.
  • According to her account, her parents and Peruvian police intervened, after which she filed a formal complaint at a local station.
  • She says the abuse was repeated over time, alleging earlier psychological and physical violence, threats, and attempts to coerce her with intimate videos, which she cites as the reason for her silence.
  • Barbachan warns others and holds Gutiérrez responsible if harm comes to her or her family, noting he is reported to work as a pre-university academy teacher; no legal resolution or public response from him is reported.