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Piura Prosecutors Open Homicide Probe After Missing Teacher Found Dead

Investigators are pursuing a possible robbery motive based on the absence of his belongings and motorcycle.

Overview

  • The Fiscalía Provincial Penal Corporativa de Catacaos launched a formal aggravated homicide investigation into the death of Vicente Andrés Coronado Ramos, 46.
  • The math teacher from I.E. Divino Maestro in Sechura was found Monday in a rustic shelter in the Pablo de la Flor/Nueva Unión area with visible head trauma, according to crime-scene specialists.
  • Prosecutors ordered coordinated work with PNP Homicide and forensic procedures including necropsy and collection of subungual scrapings to recover potential biological evidence.
  • Authorities are moving to secure security-camera recordings that show the victim refueling at Grifo Miraflores in the company of an unidentified man, who is being sought to clarify events.
  • Relatives reported the motorcycle and personal effects were missing, the family voiced suspicion of a robbery killing, and police continue to gather witness statements.