Overview
- Authorities are investigating the December 25 attack as attempted femicide after Gisela Ortega, 37, was set on fire inside her home in Barrios Altos.
- Gisela Ortega remains in the ICU at Hospital Arzobispo Loayza with severe burns, with relatives reporting that about 90% of her body is affected.
- Police located Rafael Félix Hilario Guido, 41, in the burns unit of Hospital Guillermo Almenara after a hospital worker alerted them to his presence.
- The case is led by the specialized Lima Centro prosecutor’s office, which is conducting scene inspections, collecting witness statements and reviewing surveillance footage.
- The suspect remains hospitalized under police guard as the Ministerio Público continues evidentiary proceedings in the attempted femicide probe.