Weeks of investigation into the disappearance of a Colombian in Spain had one of the first results: his body was located in a gardenin the municipality of Siero, council of the Principality of Asturias.
The man had been murdered and the perpetrators, in order to leave no trace of the crime, buried him on a farm.
Jhon Jairo Pérez Chavarro, 52, had been living in the Spanish city of Oviedo for a couple of months, where he worked in a cleaning company.
The father of two girls was last seen on March 25, 2024. He did not communicate with his relatives again, which is why they alerted the Police. Height 167 centimeters, weight 70 kilograms, corpulent texture and a tattoo on his right arm with the word ‘Stephania’, this is how he was described on the disappearance poster.
The macabre discovery of a Colombian in Spain
The Police analyzed the family’s testimonies and found inconsistencies, so they decided to investigate the last place where Pérez had been seen chatting.
Neighbors in the area assured the EFE agency that there was a lot of police movement since Tuesday, May 7. The next day, when an excavator and other specialized equipment were used to remove dirt, the macabre discovery was made. The body appeared with signs of violence, which was identified by the tattoo on the arm.
One of the crime hypotheses refers to a fight with his relatives. According to the first versions, the Colombian was murdered in the middle of a party where there were several people. It is not yet known when he was buried.
Authorities captured two of those close to him, one of them is his brotheraccording to the local newspaper Trade. Both were presented this May 10 before the Court of First Instance and Instruction 1 of Siero to answer for the crime.
It is expected that with their testimonies and the reconstruction of the events by the investigators, the motives for the murder will be determined. Meanwhile, Pérez’s body was subjected to an autopsy.
“It is a very sad, isolated and specific event. It is a summary secret, logically I cannot say anything about it. I appreciate the good work of the National Police,” said Ángel García, mayor of the municipality of Siero, for local media.
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