36-year old National District Prosecutor’s office employee, Heidy Rosanna Martínez Villar, died from gunshot wounds from her former spouse, 31 year old Alexander Espinosa Matos in the Invi de Caballona neighborhood, of Santo Domingo West. Espinosa would later commit suicide, shooting himself in the head, as reported by the Police. MetroRD reported that neighbors of the deceased, had reported that the woman had separated from her spouse after he appeared in social media with another woman. Espinosa reacted violently to Martinez’s decision to leave him.
Listín Diario says that adding up media reports and official reports, so far this year there have 43 feminicides.
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Listin Diario
6 July 2017
