Bus accident in Venezuela kills suspect in murder of Peruvian candidate Susy Aponte
A woman linked to the killing of Peruvian regional candidate Susy Aponte died in a bus crash in Venezuela. Her partner, identified as the organiser of the attack, was seriously injured.
Suspect in "China Polo" murder dies in traffic accident in Portuguesa
One of the people implicated in the murder of broadcaster and Peruvian regional candidate Susy Aponte—known as "China Polo"—died in a bus accident in Venezuelan territory, according to noticiascaracol.com.
The deceased was identified as Alexandra Toro Montezuma, a Venezuelan national, who was part of the group that accompanied hitman Luis Obispo Díaz—also Venezuelan—during the commission of the crime. Obispo Díaz was detained after the attack, which occurred on 19 September at the market in the town of Caraz, in the Áncash region, northern Peru, while the candidate was conducting a campaign tour.
The deceased's minor daughter also died in the same accident. Her partner, Adrián Azuaje Solís, nicknamed Morocho and identified as the organiser of the attack, was travelling in the same vehicle and was seriously injured.
After committing the crime, Toro Montezuma and Azuaje Solís fled Áncash towards Venezuela by bus, using false identities to avoid detection. The crash occurred when the vehicle was travelling through the municipality of Guanare, in the state of Portuguesa, in central Venezuela.
The deceased was also the sister of Ronald Toro Ardilla, another detainee in the crime, arrested alongside hitman Obispo Díaz. The latter confessed to the murder and identified Azuaje Solís, Alexandra Toro, and Ronald Toro as participants. Peruvian authorities ordered 18 months of preventative imprisonment for both Obispo Díaz and Azuaje Solís following their detention.
China Polo had stood as a candidate to lead the regional government of Áncash after gaining prominence on social media with a programme of reports on corruption in that department, a region historically burdened by scandals involving almost all of its previous governors.
Shortly before the attack, the candidate posted a message on her social media accounts accusing Víctor Revoredo, director of Criminal Investigation at Peru's National Police, of having "ordered an attack" against her. Aponte claimed to have reported alleged links between police command and the criminal gang Los Pulpos, and said she had been warned of the threat by inmates from three Peruvian prisons.
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