2018News

The frailty of restraint orders or jail time for abusers

Orlando Antonio Flete and Gabrieli Sánchez / El Día

A man who killed his 15-year old ex-girlfriend in Gualey had been detained the previous weekend for allegedly committing physical abuse. After his release, the local community prosecutor issued an order of Protection for the girl, but this was not worth much, as things turned out. He borrowed a pistol from a brother to commit his terrible crime.

According to Ivelice Felix, the foster mother and aunt of Gabrieli Sanchez, Orlando Adams Flete, 23, who committed suicide with the same weapon used to kill the young girl, had been arrested the week before for abusing the young girl. Adams Flete killed Sanchez when he found her sitting in front of a colmado, shooting her twice. Flete also injured a woman who was purchasing food. Then he killed himself with the same firearm.

Felix, the stepmother, added that the pistol used to commit these terrible acts have been stolen from a brother who is a policeman. As reported, the brother was taking a shower, when the pistol was stolen.

According to the aunt and stepmother, the couple had been together for a little over a year and a half. The victim was then only 13 years and four months of age at the time she began “dating” her eventual killer. The aunt told reporters that she objected strongly to the relationship because of the violence demonstrated by Adams Flete.

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5 November 2018