Overview
- In Juliaca, Peru, the body found on Federico Villarreal was identified as Juan Mamani Quispe, 34, and was taken to the morgue for a legally mandated autopsy under prosecutorial oversight.
- In Marcona (Nasca), construction worker Daniel Sullcaray Paredes, 29, was killed on Dec. 31; police detained Brian Harold Villegas Tapia as the main suspect, and the case is led by prosecutor Evelyn Patricia Huamaní Bautista.
- In Lima’s Gamarra case, armored‑truck driver Benjamín Rojas Huamán was freed after 48 hours as prosecutors requested restricted appearance and a S/20,000 bond, and named Hermes as a third‑party civilly liable entity while ordering GPS, video and witness evidence.
- In Guaymallén, Mendoza, Cynthia Romina Landi Rodríguez, 39, died after shots were fired from a white vehicle following a dispute between parking attendants and bar patrons, with Office Fiscal No. 1 directing Police Scientific work to locate the attackers.
- On Entre Ríos’ Provincial Route 20 near Gilbert, a head‑on collision between a Fiat Palio and a Volkswagen Suran left three dead and multiple gravely injured, with accident reconstructions underway by provincial police and forensic teams.