The National Police has arrested a 17-year old teenager who is accused as the person who killed 62-year old Domingo Evangelista Bretón Martínez, brother of the Bishop of Santiago in January this year in the municipality of Licey, Santiago.
Spokesman for the Santiago police, Colonel Juan Guzman Badia, said that his name cannot be given for legal reasons, but they are looking for his accomplice, a youth of the same age. Colonel Guzmán said that more than 20 people had been arrested for investigations in connection with the case. The arrested minor arrested had been identified by witnesses.
Breton Martinez was killed during the night of 12 January 2019, when he was riding on his motorcycle on the Duarte Highway in Licey. His attackers wanted to rob his motorcycle and when he resisted, he was stabbed.
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16 April 2019