Overview
- His death was confirmed on December 26 following critical hospitalization since the December 12 attack in Ucayali’s Aguaytía.
- Two assailants on a motorcycle intercepted him near his home at midday and fired five shots, three striking his abdomen.
- Mitzar Bato Castillejos Tenazoa hosted on Radio Latín Plus 107.7 FM and directed Bato a Informarte Noticias, where he criticized local authorities and businesses.
- He was first treated in Tingo María and later transferred to Lima’s María Auxiliadora Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
- Press groups report he is the fourth journalist killed in Peru in 2025, after Gastón Medina, Raúl Celis, and Fernando Núñez Guevara, with no arrests announced.