Preliminary hearing set for Nov. 21
By The Star Staff
Omar Vega Ayala, a 25-year-old resident of Guánica, was admitted to prison Monday after not being able to post bail that had been imposed on charges of murder in the form of femicide in connection with an incident reported last Friday.
According to the police report, on Friday at around 1 p.m., citizens showed up at the Guánica police station to report the discovery of a black suitcase-type parcel in front of Aurea Quiles School in the southwestern coastal town.
When the officers arrived at the scene, they found the lifeless body of Annette Gaya Concepción, 37, inside the suitcase-type container.
Judge Shakira Lebrón of the Ponce Court found cause for arrest against Vega Ayala and set bail at $800,000, which he did not post.
The accused man was admitted to the Las Cucharas Correctional Complex in Ponce.
The preliminary hearing was scheduled for Nov. 21.
According to official police figures, as of Sunday, a total of 48 women had been murdered on the island so far this year. Of those, 22 have been classified as direct or collateral femicide.
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