Overview
- Hotel staff found the 36-year-old dead on Feb. 14 at the Hotel Casa Rueda, and his 55-year-old German companion was taken to hospital in a dazed state and stabilized.
- Surveillance video shows both men arriving in the early hours with two unidentified women who left about 90 minutes later.
- A forensic examination reported no external signs of violence on the deceased.
- Police have opened an investigation, reviewed the footage, questioned hotel staff, and are working to locate the two women to establish their roles.
- Authorities await toxicology results to confirm whether poisoning occurred, as the case draws scrutiny during Barranquilla’s UNESCO-listed Carnival that attracts about one million visitors.