A sergeant from the National Police, José Antonio Olivares, has shot and killed his wife in a confusing incident which occurred on the night of Sunday, 5 August 2018, in the community of Damajagua in Esperanza, Valverde province. The victim is 27 year old Yarlenis Paulino González, who died from a bullet wound in the left side of her chest. The sergeant was arrested saying that he killed his wife accidentally when he was handling his gun. However, family members and neighbors say that they were arguing and asked for the case to be properly investigated. The body of the victim was sent to the National Institute of Forensic Science in Santiago for autopsy.
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Listin Diario
7 August 2018