National District Judge José Alejandro Vargas has imposed coercive measures of six months in preventive custody on Air Force Captain Narciso Sánchez Jiménez, accused of the death of young student Yulissa Merdily Acosta Parra and of injuring her boyfriend Edgar Leito. Sánchez Jiménez will serve his sentence at Najayo Jail.
The incident occurred on Sunday 13 May, when the 24-year old woman was travelling in a vehicle with her 32-year old boyfriend at 9 pm on George Washington Avenue (Malecón) near the corner of Espaillat.
Their vehicle bumped by another car, driven by the captain. Sánchez Jimenez allegedly began to shoot at the couple, with a bullet hitting the young lady in the head.
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El Nacional
23 May 2018
