UpdateMore than three weeks after a 55-year-old man from Amstelveen was shot dead in Ecuador while attempting to rob him, a suspect has been arrested.
It concerns Marcos Alexander RP, a 24-year-old Ecuadorian with a criminal record for illegal trafficking and theft in 2016 and withdrawn from judicial supervision in 2021. He was arrested during the night from Sunday to Monday in a difficult-to-access area “with a high complexity.” ‘ in Durán (the canton in which the murder took place, ed.;.). The police in the South American country announced this during a press conference on Monday.
The suspect is “one of the material perpetrators” of the crime, said Police Commander Marcelo Cortez of Police Zone 8 where the drama took place last month. “We hope to be able to announce the results of the search for the other suspect soon.”
Federal police had previously reported on Twitter that a suspect wanted by law enforcement had been arrested for the murder and theft of a foreign tourist in El Cerro Santa Ana, the hill that houses Guayaquil’s popular lighthouse. The news of the arrest was accompanied by a photo of the suspect, whose face has been blurred.
A day after the murder of the Dutchman, on Wednesday 19 January in Guayaquil, the police announced that they had identified the two suspects. According to her, it was a drug user with a criminal record and an accomplice. Local media report, based on police sources, that it was Marcos Rosero alias Chucky and Carlos Acosta.
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Resistance
The two men entered a bar called El Faro del Cerro about 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19. The catering facility is located next to the 355th step of the 44-step staircase to the lighthouse. Under threat of a firearm, the duo forced the handful of customers to hand over their mobile phones and wallets, a local resident who wants to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals told the newspaper. express†
According to the local resident, the Dutchman resisted. “As they approached the table where he was sitting with his girlfriend, the man got up and threw his girlfriend’s wallet elsewhere. That is why he would have been shot,” said the witness. The victim’s girlfriend confirmed this version in an initial statement to the police, according to the newspaper.
That friend was an Ecuadorian living in Germany with whom the 55-year-old man from Amstelveen flew to her homeland to get to know each other, local media reported, citing police sources. The two had just ordered drinks when the robbers entered.
frequent offender
The alleged gunman lives in a difficult-to-access area near the scene of the drama, police confirmed after reports from local media. “Police have repeatedly detained him in recent years and he has already appeared five times in court. Three times for theft, once for drug trafficking and once for tax evasion,” said Commander Fausto Buenaño of Police Zone 8.
‘Chucky’ was last arrested two months before the drama. According to the police chief, petty criminals like him have little to fear from the judiciary. “The police are arresting people like him, but because it concerns thefts and other minor offenses, the judge acquits them or imposes an alternative punishment on them. As a result, they are quickly outside again and can continue stealing. They pose a danger because they act under the influence of alcohol or drugs.”
Residents of Santa Ana Hill all know “Chucky,” according to Buenaño, because he hangs out nearby. “Even his family is tired of him because he keeps getting them in trouble. Two aunts have left the neighborhood for fear of their cousin. They say he uses drugs and steals to buy the narcotics.”
Safety
Ecuadorian Tourism Minister Niels Olsen said after the murder that he was collaborating with the Dutch consulate to investigate the matter and coordinate actions with the ministry responsible for public security so that this would not go unpunished and tourists is enhanced.
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