Overview

• An official police act released via Epicentro states there were no signs of struggle or forced entry and concludes the June 29 death was a suicide.
• Police cite two bloodstained knives at the scene, multiple incisions to the neck, and a retrospective psychological review noting acute emotional distress from legal pressure.
• The Ministerio Público necropsy documents a 27-centimeter open cervical wound caused by a sharp object and specifies that determining the manner of death is the prosecutor’s role.
• A criminologist consulted by Perú21 and Castro’s widow dispute the suicide conclusion, arguing the wound characteristics and his plans make self-harm unlikely, with the widow naming a political figure when asked about possible enemies.
• Prosecutor Richard Rojas is leading the case with no suspects formally charged, further evidence such as cellphone data remains pending analysis, and Castro’s loss complicates the high-profile case tied to Susana Villarán.