Police in Cabrera have arrested a man who held a family hostage for several hours. Wilkin Taveras Hernandez (Morenito), 25, then confessed to the killing of Dutch woman Richtje Van Someren in July last year.
He was arrested after entering the home of Swiss national Rudolph Kenneth Roher and holding his wife and five children hostage whilst Roher went to the bank to withdraw RD$700,000 to pay the ransom for his family. Police conducted a successful negotiation and all were released unharmed.
Hombre apresado ayer en Cabrera admite haber matado a una holandesa el año pasado