DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Dulce María Barrera de Germosén / El Nacional

There is no news on the whereabouts of the Haitian national who is the main suspect in the murder on 25 April 2024 of a 74-year old woman in Mao, Valverde in the northwest. The Haitian is undocumented and by now could have fled to Haiti. The man only known as Keke cleaned at the woman’s house. The case brings to the front the security risks of hiring undocumented Haitians in the Dominican Republic. Millions of Haitians do not legally exist because civil registry has never been a priority of Haitian governments nor international organizations and governments assisting in Haiti in the past 100 years.

The woman was found gagged and with her hands tied in her bathroom, with her body showing signs of violence. She would have died of knife wounds. She was stabbed at least five times.

The victim is identified as 74-year...