A 30-year old believed to have mental issues killed a 70-year old neighbor and injured several others in the Naco Dorado IV residential complex off Av. Tiradentes on the afternoon of Wednesday, 23 July 2025.
As reported, 30-year old Jean Andres Pumarol Fernandez used a sharp object to stab at least four people, resulting in multiple injuries and the death of 70-year old neighbor Yolanda Handal Abugabir. The incident took place at around 4pm at the Naco Dorado IV residential complex, where both the victim and the attacker reportedly lived.
Witnesses and residents said the young man appeared to be in a state of mental distress when he launched the attack, killing the 70-year old and injuring another five persons, including his own father, 62-year old Guillermo Pumarol Castellanos. Other persons injured are 70-year old Teresa Fabián Heredia, who was the caretaker of the deceased woman, and neighbors 68-year old Francisco Tezano, 48-year old Griselda Ozuna and 36-year old Victoria Heredia.
The suspect is reported to be the son of leading Dominican professional golfer Willy Pumarol.
Yolanda Handal Abugabir was the sister of Nancy Handal, who is the director of the First Lady Raquel Arbaje Office at the Presidency. Nancy Handal is the wife of former President Hipolito Mejia’s eldest son and sister-in-law of National District Mayor Carolina Mejia. The media reported that First Lady Raquel Arbaje, the National District Mayor Carolina Mejía and former President Hipolito Mejia visited the Pumarol family at the building after the tragedy.
As reported, Jean Andres Pumarol Fernandez was arrested and is in the custody of the Police. Neighbors say he could have suffered a schizophrenic episode.
As reported in Noticias SIN, according to preliminary information provided by the spokesperson for the National Police, Diego Pesqueira, the attacker came down from his apartment on the fifth floor and assaulted people who opened their doors in different apartments.
Pesqueira clarified that it is still too early to determine the motives behind the attack. “We cannot make any diagnosis at this point. We are not qualified to do so,” he stated, adding that for now, the individual is being treated as someone who has assaulted others.
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24 July 2025