The two men who were arrested for the alleged kidnapping of spa ownerhis son and his grandson, will now also have to answer for the murder of the last two.
The bodies of Javier Mauricio Palomino, 45, and his son Juan Fernando Palomino Zuluaga, 26, were found in a common grave on the banks of the Cajambre River, in the rural area of Buenaventura (Valle del Cauca), on the 10th of February.
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The kidnapping took place at the location in Zabaletas, jurisdiction of Buenaventura, on June 6, 2021.
Aliases ‘Camacholis’ and aliases ‘Care Trapo’, accused of belonging to the ‘Jaime Martínez’ criminal group, of the Farc dissidents that operate in this region of the country, the Prosecutor charged them as alleged co-authors of the crimes kidnapping and aggravated homicide. They did not accept charges.
According to the evidence collected by the investigating body, they would be responsible for the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the Palominos.
The three victims were tied hand and foot and put on a boat stationed on the Zabaletas River.
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According to the investigation, the defendants apparently communicated with the family of the kidnapped and demanded the payment of 200 million pesos for their release.
The family would have deposited 100 million pesos in a bank account, after which the criminals released the owner of the tourist establishment with the promise of sending the remaining 100 million to free his son and grandson. Once released, the man paid another 150 million. However, he never heard from the kidnappers or his relatives again. Only until last Thursday, February 10, when their bodies were found in a common grave.
they recaptured them
The Prosecutor’s Office clarified that ‘Camacholis’ and ‘Care Trapo’ had already been captured on October 4, 2021 during a registration and background check operation by CTI servers, together with marines from the National Navy in Zabaletas.
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When they asked for their identity documents, the uniformed officers confirmed that they had a valid arrest warrant requested by the Police Gaula for the kidnapping of the owner of the spa, his son and his grandson.
But after the discovery of the lifeless bodies of two of the kidnapped, last weekend, the two men were recaptured in the Buenaventura District Prison by CTI servers together with units of the National Navy, after a judge issued the court order within the criminal process for the crime of the Palomino.
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