On Thursday, 1 November, the body of a 29-year old mother of four from Sosua was found murdered in Cabarete, Puerto Plata Province. She had been reported missing the previous Monday and was last seen having a drink with a foreigner in Sosua. The victim, Zaida Yonaly Rosario Paniagua, lived in Charamicos and was last seen with United States citizen, 36-year old Oluseye Adesegun, in a nightclub in El Batey Sosua.
Video evidence shows the Adesegun carried the woman out of the Alicia Beach Hotel in Sosua, accompanied by a member of the hotel staff. Both were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (DICRIM) of the National Police. The body was later discovered in the bushes in the Jardin Deportivo sector of Cabarete and was then sent to the Institute of Forensic Science for autopsy.
Initial comments from the state medical examiner indicate the victim was beaten and strangled.
The Public Prosecution service is asking for one year in preventive custody, as well as access to the vehicle in which it is thought the victim was taken to Cabarete.
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6 November 2018
