Four suspects held over murder of Dominican singer Julián Oro Duro's wife
The artist was seriously injured and his wife, 60-year-old Zeneida Socorro Castillo, was killed. Investigators say she was tortured for six hours at their Santo Domingo home.
The Dominican Republic's National Police has identified four suspects in connection with the brutal murder of merengue singer Gilberto Julián Sarante, also known as Julián Oro Duro. His wife, Zeneida Socorro Castillo, 60, was killed in the attack, while the performer himself sustained serious injuries. All four alleged perpetrators are currently in custody, having been named as Phillips Michael Tejeda Vásquez, Juan Carlos Hernández García, known as Peña, Kevin Dariel Germán Troncoso, or Yandel, 23, and Lawrence Mark Liranzo Marcos, known as Chiquito, 18. The latter was apprehended following an extensive police search.
Investigators suggest that the four suspects had professional or familial ties to the singer's inner circle. Tejeda Vásquez, for instance, worked as an air conditioning technician and performed private jobs at properties owned by Oro Duro. He is believed to have served as a link between the other suspects. Liranzo Marcos, on the other hand, had personal connections to the family and was employed at a villa that the singer was constructing in Guerra.
The assault occurred on September 21, when the artist returned to his home in Brisa Oriental VI, Santo Domingo Este, and was ambushed by the assailants after his wife had been held captive for hours. According to the investigation, Castillo reportedly endured hours of torture before ultimately losing her life. The singer sustained traumatic brain injuries in the assault and remains under recovery.
Police and the Public Prosecutor's Office are still collecting evidence regarding the crime. The case has left a deep shock in the Dominican Republic.
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