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Peru Police Probe Three Separate Discoveries of Human Remains in SMP, Chiclayo and Juliaca

The cases remain under investigation as authorities seek necropsy results and analyze security footage and witness accounts.

Overview

  • In San Martín de Porres, a woman’s body was found wrapped in a mattress in a vacant lot, with CCTV and witness accounts indicating it was dumped from a mototaxi.
  • The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations, through the Warmi Ñan program, is participating in the Lima case to support identification and related procedures.
  • In central Chiclayo, an unidentified man was found hanging near the judicial holding area, with police noting a preliminary suicide hypothesis while maintaining other lines of inquiry.
  • In Juliaca, a homeowner discovered fetal remains in a white plastic bag in his patio, which investigators secured and transferred to the morgue for necropsy.
  • Police and prosecutors in all three incidents cordoned the scenes, removed the remains for forensic examinations, and are gathering evidence from cameras and witnesses.