Overview

• On June 9, workers at Lima’s El Agustino water treatment plant discovered dismembered remains of 19-year-old Fabiola Caicedo Piña in the facility’s river filtration grid.
• Forensic teams identified Piña by her distinctive tattoos, including one reading “Paula Sophia.”
• Police say the brutality of the killing mirrors torture methods used by human trafficking networks.
• Authorities have not named any suspects or filed charges in connection with Piña’s killing.
• Piña moved from Venezuela as a minor to live with ex-boyfriend Meiner Jiménez Castillo, whose unexplained 2022 death remains unresolved and has divided his family.