Overview
- Police identified the suspect as Rafael Félix Hilario Guido, 41, and located him in the Guillermo Almenara Hospital burns unit after a staff alert.
- The Fiscalía’s specialized unit opened a preliminary investigation for attempted feminicide and obtained a judicial order for preliminary detention while he remains hospitalized.
- The victim, Gisela Ortega Quispe, 37, is in the ICU at Hospital Arzobispo Loayza in critical condition, with an official report citing burns to 27% of her body and other accounts reporting more extensive injuries.
- Authorities say the attack occurred around 7 a.m. on December 25 at a home on jirón Áncash in Barrios Altos and was witnessed by the couple’s minor children.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage, taking witness statements, and conducting scene inspections, as victim support programs assist the family, which has organized a fundraiser for medical costs.