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Mildred Correa, a grieving mother who took the drastic step of exhuming her daughter’s remains and bringing them to the prosecution office to demand justice, had been arrested after the act. She was released from custody. Correa had carried her daughter’s body into the Higüey courthouse on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 in a desperate plea for closure regarding the teen’s death. The mother did not accept the handling of the case by the judiciary.
Correa’s attorney explained that her release was made possible under Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which allows prosecutors to exercise discretion in cases with potential sentences of less than a year. This legal provision applies to the unauthorized exhumation of a corpse, as outlined in Articles 358-360.
“We have secured her release,” the attorney stated. “Now, we will launch a new investigation from scratch to seek justice if the...
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