Ecuadorian cleaner murdered in Oviedo after money dispute
Jakeline Coronel Llamasco, aged 52, was stabbed multiple times in her flat in Pumarín. Two people remain in custody accused of the crime.
A crime shocks the Pumarín neighbourhood
Jakeline Coronel Llamasco, an Ecuadorian cleaner aged 52, was murdered in the flat she rented in Pumarín after receiving approximately six stab wounds. According to lne.es, two people have been arrested: an Oviedo waiter aged 33 and a Paraguayan woman aged 37, to whom the victim had sublet two rooms in her home three weeks before the crime. Both remain in provisional custody, held incommunicado and without bail on suspicion of homicide.
Investigators contend that a dispute over money and cohabitation problems motivated the crime. After committing the offence, the alleged perpetrators set fire to the flat in an attempt to destroy evidence and conceal the body. Firefighters located Jakeline's body in a bedroom, covered by a mattress.
The National Police are continuing their investigation to determine who wielded the knife and whether both detainees participated directly in the stabbing. The weapon was found in a waste bin near the address. Experts are analysing fingerprints on the knife, a bloodstain on one of the detainees' shirt, and both suspects' mobile phones to reconstruct movements and communications prior to the crime.
The last recorded activity from Jakeline occurred at 03:41 hours, when she called a friend via WhatsApp who did not answer. Hours later she was found by emergency services.
Grief surrounds those closest to her
Friends and family of Jakeline describe a hardworking woman who was open and cheerful. A hospitality colleague remembers that "she was always joyful, she liked to party, but she was hardworking and helped anyone she could". The victim had been living in the Pumarín flat for more than three weeks and worked in the cleaning service of a hotel on the outskirts of Oviedo.
Her family, including a young son and a sister with whom she lived for years, remains devastated by the incident. According to residents of the area, Jakeline's relatives cannot stop crying and lack the strength to leave their homes. The family has already appeared in the Llamaquique Court, though they prefer to grieve "as quietly as possible" and avoid public exposure.
In the neighbourhood, which remains shocked by what occurred, neighbours emphasise that someone from her circle had warned of "bad company", referring to the woman now accused. However, given Jakeline's open nature, she "placed no restrictions or objections on anyone". A shopkeeper on Eugenio Tamayo Street summed up the impact in few words: "This is like something from a film".
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)